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A Case of Post-Radiotherapy Gastritis: Radiation Does Not Explain Everything

A Case of Post-Radiotherapy Gastritis: Radiation Does Not Explain Everything Hemorrhagic gastritis is a possible late toxicity outcome after radical radiotherapy but it is nowadays a very rare condition and most likely depends on other clinical factors. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with a symptomatic solitary extramedullary intra-abdominal plasmacytoma and multiple gastric comorbidities, treated with external beam radiotherapy. Despite the good response to radiotherapy, the patient experienced multiple gastric bleeding a few months later, with the need of multiple treatments for its control. In this paper we will discuss in detail all aspects related to the different causes of hemorrhagic gastritis. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Case Reports in Oncology Karger

A Case of Post-Radiotherapy Gastritis: Radiation Does Not Explain Everything

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Publisher
Karger
Copyright
© 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
eISSN
1662-6575
DOI
10.1159/000371653
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Abstract

Hemorrhagic gastritis is a possible late toxicity outcome after radical radiotherapy but it is nowadays a very rare condition and most likely depends on other clinical factors. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with a symptomatic solitary extramedullary intra-abdominal plasmacytoma and multiple gastric comorbidities, treated with external beam radiotherapy. Despite the good response to radiotherapy, the patient experienced multiple gastric bleeding a few months later, with the need of multiple treatments for its control. In this paper we will discuss in detail all aspects related to the different causes of hemorrhagic gastritis.

Journal

Case Reports in OncologyKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2014

Keywords: Radiotherapy; Extramedullary plasmacytoma; Gastritis

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