Interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy as a boost in synchronous prostate and rectal cancer treatment: case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Prostate and colorectal cancers are the first and the third most popular malignancies in male population, in which some patients may develop these tumors metachronously or synchronously. At present, there are no standard recommendations, and oncologists need to provide an optimal management for two different cancers with an acceptable risk of possible treatment of adverse effects.

Material and methods

This case report presents the treatment of a 61-year-old patient suffering from synchronous prostate and rectal cancer. Both malignancies were locally advanced, histologically proven, and defined as cT2cN0M0 stage prostate and cT3N2M0 stage rectal adenocarcinoma.

Results

Multidisciplinary treatment team decided on synchronous radical treatment of both malignancie

SUBMITTER: Konat-Baska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7207231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature