2024
DOI: 10.1186/s13014-024-02530-6
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Very pronounced bowel sparing during radiation therapy for anal carcinoma using a natural spacer (Myoma) – a case report

L. Hoeng,
A. K. Exeli,
G. A. Krombach
et al.

Abstract: Background Using dose-painted intensity-modulated radiation therapy, specific dose volume constraints or implantation of tissue expanders prior to radiotherapy are validated options for reducing radiation dose on the bowel and therefore minimizing acute gastrointestinal toxicity during chemoradiation for anorectal malignancies. We describe the rare case of a female patient with a locally advanced anal carcinoma where a large myomatous uterus served as a natural spacer to protect the bowel durin… Show more

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