Thoracic Wall - Radiation effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Thoracic wall defect reconstruction and dead space obliteration with an intra-/extrathoracic free flap]

29 Jun 2009 Presented is the case of a 61-year-old male patient with a chronic thoracic wall defect, including a bronchopleural fistula, after multiple resections of a desmoid tumor. After partial lung resection to remove the bronchopleural fistula, dead space ... Read more...

Extrapulmonary soft-tissue fibrosis resulting from hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy for pulmonary nodular lesions.

30 May 2009 PURPOSE: To clarify the incidence, symptoms, and timing of extrapulmonary fibrosis developing after hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed 379 consecutive patients who underwent stereotactic body ... Read more...

Selection criteria for expander/implant breast reconstruction following radiation therapy.

30 Mar 2009 PURPOSE: Breast reconstruction with expander/implants is generally discouraged in patients who have undergone radiation therapy. However, not every patient treated with radiation develops sequelae severe enough to preclude the use of prostheses. To ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Thoracic Wall - Radiation effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Thoracic wall defect reconstruction and dead space obliteration with an intra-/extrathoracic free flap] 29 Jun 2009
• Extrapulmonary soft-tissue fibrosis resulting from hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy for pulmonary nodular lesions. 30 May 2009
• Selection criteria for expander/implant breast reconstruction following radiation therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• Helical tomotherapy planning for left-sided breast cancer patients with positive lymph nodes: comparison to conventional multiport breast technique. 13 Mar 2009
• Skin and chest wall dose with multi-catheter and MammoSite breast brachytherapy: Implications for late toxicity. 8 Feb 2009
• Comparison of conventional inserts and an add-on electron MLC for chest wall irradiation of left-sided breast cancer. 30 Dec 2008
• Keeping options open for patients with anticipated postmastectomy chest wall irradiation: immediate tissue expansion followed by reconstruction of choice. 30 Dec 2008
• Delivery of modulated electron beams with conventional photon multi-leaf collimators. 17 Dec 2008
• Incidence of severe capsular contracture following implant-based immediate breast reconstruction with or without postoperative chest wall radiotherapy using 40 Gray in 15 fractions. 30 Oct 2008
• Late chest wall toxicity after MammoSite breast brachytherapy. 24 Oct 2008
• Postmastectomy chest wall radiation to a temporary tissue expander or permanent breast implant--is there a difference in complication rates? 23 Sep 2008
• Predictors for clinical outcomes after accelerated partial breast intensity-modulated radiotherapy. 7 Sep 2008
• Psychological assessment of women on an early breast screening program after radiotherapy to the chest wall for childhood cancer. 29 Jun 2008
• Assessment of skin dose for breast chest wall radiotherapy as a function of bolus material. 23 Apr 2008
• Pulsed reduced dose-rate radiotherapy: a novel locoregional retreatment strategy for breast cancer recurrence in the previously irradiated chest wall, axilla, or supraclavicular region. 2 Apr 2008
• Elucidating the role of chest wall irradiation in 'intermediate-risk' breast cancer: the MRC/EORTC SUPREMO trial. 30 Jan 2008
• [Postoperative radiotherapy of the chest wall in patients with male breast cancer] 29 Sep 2007
• Treatment planning comparison of electron arc therapy and photon intensity modulated radiotherapy for Askin's tumor of chest wall. 21 Aug 2007
• Postmastectomy electron beam chest wall irradiation in women with breast cancer: a clinical step toward conformal electron therapy. 4 Aug 2007
• Tolerability of accelerated chest irradiation and impact on survival of prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer: review of a single institution's experience. 30 May 2007

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Technical information about 'Thoracic Wall'

Definition: The outer margins of the thorax containing SKIN, deep FASCIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; RIBS; STERNUM; and MUSCLES.

Descriptor UI: D035441

Alternative terms: Thoracic Wall; Wall, Thoracic; Chest Wall; Wall, Chest;

Related Mesh Headings: Pectoralis Muscles; Respiratory Muscles;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A01.911.850;

History Note: 2003