TOTAL NODAL RADIATION IN PROGRESSIVE SARCOIDOSIS - CASE-REPORT

被引:22
作者
AHMAD, K
KIM, YH
SPITZER, AR
GUPTA, A
HAN, IH
HERSKOVIC, A
SAKR, WA
机构
[1] WAYNE STATE UNIV,HARPER HOSP,GERSHENSON RADIAT ONCOL CTR,DEPT PATHOL,DETROIT,MI 48201
[2] WAYNE STATE UNIV,HARPER HOSP,GERSHENSON RADIAT ONCOL CTR,DEPT NEUROL,DETROIT,MI 48201
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY-CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS | 1992年 / 15卷 / 04期
关键词
SARCOIDOSIS; STEROIDS; TOTAL NODAL RADIATION;
D O I
10.1097/00000421-199208000-00007
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The subject of this article is a patient with sarcoidosis with neurological involvement, who failed to respond to high dose steroid therapy and cyclophosphamide. Low doses (20 Gy) of total nodal and craniospinal irradiation resulted in an excellent response, the patient being alive and in good health 3 years after irradiation without any further steroid therapy.
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页码:311 / 313
页数:3
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