Abstract
4/2022
vol. 26
Case report
Hypofractionated radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumour thrombus
- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, University Clinical Centre in Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Students Scientific Circle of the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Clinical Centre in Gdansk, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2022; 26 (4): 310–313
Online publish date: 2023/01/30
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) constitutes about 3% of all malignant neoplasms in adults. Clear cell carcinoma is the most frequent type, accounting for about 65% of cases. It tends to invade the veins and form tumour thrombi in inferior vena cava (IVC-TT), occasionally reaching the right atrium. Nephrectomy and thrombectomy are standard therapeutic procedures performed in RCC-IVC-TT. Despite proven effectiveness of surgery, this entity in IVC-TT is associated with poor outcome. The role of palliative radiotherapy in this entity is undetermined. We present a case of a 43-year-old female patient after right-sided nephrectomy due to advanced RCC which invaded the IVC, hepatic veins, and right atrium. The patient has been treated with postoperative, hypofractionated radiotherapy on the residual disease.
Keywords
radiotherapy, renal cancer, case report, renal cell carcinoma, inferior vena cava thrombus, radiation oncology, hypofractionated radiotherapy, IVC-TT
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