Author/Authors :
Ameri, Ahmad Department of Clinical Oncology - Emam Hossein Educational Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Azma, Zohreh Erfan Radiation Oncology Center - Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Rahnama, Nazanin Department of Clinical Oncology - Emam Hossein Educational Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Mousavizadeh, Ahmad Department of Clinical Oncology - Shohada-Tajrish Educational Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Introduction: In this paper, we present the first experience of linac-based stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in Iran to treat
a single liver metastasis.
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old girl with a history of visceral melanoma of the uterine was treated for liver metastasis. Stereotactic
body radiotherapy was selected as the treatment of choice after tumor recurrence following surgical removal and radiofrequency
ablation. The treatment was delivered in five fractions to a total dose of 50 Gy. The patient tolerated the treatment without any
considerable side effect and the lesion remained progression-free twelve months after treatment.
Conclusions: It can be presumed that SBRT can be safely applied using IGRT-equipped conventional linear accelerators with a few
but no adverse events if it is delivered with due consideration.
