Radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of cervical cancer. A successful radiotherapy program integrates both external beam and brachytherapy components. The principles of radiotherapy are strongly based on t...Radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of cervical cancer. A successful radiotherapy program integrates both external beam and brachytherapy components. The principles of radiotherapy are strongly based on the anatomy of the organ and patterns of local and nodal spread. However, in patients with distorted anatomy, several practical issues arise in the delivery of optimal radiotherapy, especially with brachytherapy. Müllerian duct anomalies result in congenital malformations of the female genital tract. Though being very commonly studied for their deleterious effects on fertility and pregnancy, they have not been recognized for their potential to interfere with the delivery of radiotherapy among patients with cervical cancer. Here, we discuss the management of cervical cancer among patients with Müllerian duct anomalies and review the very sparse amount of published literature on this topic.展开更多
We commend Li et al.[1]for their article "Clinical characteristics of the patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma involving extranodal sites" (published in the Chinese Journal of Cancer in July 2012). We agree tha...We commend Li et al.[1]for their article "Clinical characteristics of the patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma involving extranodal sites" (published in the Chinese Journal of Cancer in July 2012). We agree that in comparison with extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma(NHL), the incidence of extranodal Hodgkin’s lymphoma(HL) is much rarer and thus described much展开更多
文摘Radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of cervical cancer. A successful radiotherapy program integrates both external beam and brachytherapy components. The principles of radiotherapy are strongly based on the anatomy of the organ and patterns of local and nodal spread. However, in patients with distorted anatomy, several practical issues arise in the delivery of optimal radiotherapy, especially with brachytherapy. Müllerian duct anomalies result in congenital malformations of the female genital tract. Though being very commonly studied for their deleterious effects on fertility and pregnancy, they have not been recognized for their potential to interfere with the delivery of radiotherapy among patients with cervical cancer. Here, we discuss the management of cervical cancer among patients with Müllerian duct anomalies and review the very sparse amount of published literature on this topic.
文摘We commend Li et al.[1]for their article "Clinical characteristics of the patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma involving extranodal sites" (published in the Chinese Journal of Cancer in July 2012). We agree that in comparison with extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma(NHL), the incidence of extranodal Hodgkin’s lymphoma(HL) is much rarer and thus described much
