Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Lorna Zadravec Zaletel

Publications

• Case Report
  Screening for Subsequent Pancreatic Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors is Needed. A Case Report
  Author(s): Lorna Zadravec Zaletel, Miha Cavlek and Mojca GjideraLorna Zadravec Zaletel, Miha Cavlek and Mojca Gjidera
  
  Introduction: The survival of children with cancer has improved considerably over the last decades which have led to a growing number of long term survivors. One of the most serious adverse outcomes in this population is subsequent primary neoplasms with the risk as high as six-fold over expected. The relative risk for subsequent pancreatic cancer in childhood cancer survivors is high, especially after subdiafragmatic radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy with alkylating agents. The survival of patient with advanced pancreatic cancer is very low, and early diagnosis is of vital importance. Case report: We present a female patient, treated for Ewing sarcoma of thoracic wall with multimodal treatment at the age of 5. She received chemotherapy containing a high dose of Cyclophosphamide and postoperative radiotherapy to the left hemithorax with the d.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000348

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