Osteoradionecrosis of the Anterior Thoracic Wall after Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

Although osteoradionecrosis of the thoracic wall is rare, severe complications following radiation therapy for breast cancer can occur. The authors report the case of a 65-year-old woman who developed osteoradionecrosis in the left thoracic wall 17 years after undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer. Chest CT revealed fractures in the left third and fourth ribs as well as in the sternal body, with severe sclerotic and lytic changes and cortical irregularity. Ultrasonography of the left chest wall revealed diffuse edematous changes in the overlying skin layer. Radiologists should be familiar with the imaging findings of osteoradionecrosis to differentiate osteoradionecrosis from bony metastasis..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:80

Enthalten in:

대한영상의학회지 - 80(2019), 5, Seite 1003-1007

Sprache:

Englisch ; Koreanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Young Seon Kim [VerfasserIn]
Jung-Hee Yoon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Osteoradionecrosis
Radiotherapy
Thoracic wall

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DOAJ018732364