03 November 2020>: Articles
Efficacy of Hyperthermia in Treatment of Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer After Long-Term Chemotherapy: A Report of 2 Cases
Unusual clinical course, Unusual setting of medical care
Hirozumi Sawai A* , Masaaki Kurimoto A , Yuka Suzuki B , Yoshimi Yamaguchi B , Akemi Murata B , Enami Suganuma B , Kazuya Yamamoto A , Hiromasa Kuzuya B , Shuhei Ueno B , Shuji Koide A , Hajime Koide B , Atsushi Kamiya ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926647
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926647
Figure 8. Changes in the pleural effusion, pleural thickening, and lung metastasis on CT. E-CT in May 2017 (A) showed the pleural effusion (white arrowhead) and pleural thickening (white arrow). E-CT 5 months later (B) revealed disappearance of pleural effusion and pleural thickening. On CT in January 2019 (C), left pleural effusion was observed again (black arrowhead) and a nodular shadow appeared in the lingular division of the left lung (black arrow). CT in September 2019 (D) revealed increased pleural effusion (black arrowhead) and an enlarged nodular shadow (black arrow). E-CT performed after receiving of RF hyperthermia (E) showed disappearance of lung metastasis (black arrows) and decrease in pleural effusion (black arrowheads).