Post-Irradiation Examinations of SINQ Target-11

Post-Mortem Examinations

This is a volume that should fill a long-felt want so far as ordinary medical post-mortem examinations are concerned. There are very few books dealing with the subject and of these the majority require revising in the light of recent advances in knowledge. The author, who has had a very wide experience, deals in a most comprehensive manner with his subject. His aim has been to study the human b...

Notes from Post--Mortem Examinations

Post-Mortem Examinations in India

Post-irradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma

Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant tumor with potential to recur despite treatment, and carries a poor prognosis. Previous radiation therapy and lymphedema are some of the known risk factors. We present a case of cutaneous angiosarcoma which occurred at lumpectomy site in a patient with a history of breast cancer and radiation to the breast. The tumor kept on recurring repetitively des...

Post-irradiation angiosarcoma of bone.

Radiation therapy is extensively used for treatment of malignancies, but angiosarcomas occurring in an irradiated area are uncommon. We report a rare case of high-grade epithelioid angiosarcoma of upper end of right humerus in a 67-year-old male occurring ten years following irradiation for giant cell tumor of the same anatomical site. The patient presented with progressive painful swelling ove...