Arm-Behind-the-Back Position for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus and Shoulder Arthropathy: A Case Report

Shoki Nakamura; Kota Fujii; Mami Sakai; Keisuke Sakai; Hideki Hanazawa; Keisuke Nishimura; Kenji Notohara; Kazushige Yamaguchi; Satoshi Itasaka

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946674

24 April 2025 : Case report Japan

Arm-Behind-the-Back Position for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus and Shoulder Arthropathy: A Case Report

Unusual setting of medical care

Shoki Nakamura^12ABCDEF, Kota Fujii

^1ABCDEF*, Mami Sakai^3CDEF, Keisuke Sakai^1DE, Hideki Hanazawa

^1DE, Keisuke Nishimura

^4DE, Kenji Notohara

^5BDE, Kazushige Yamaguchi^6DE, Satoshi Itasaka

^1ABCDE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946674

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946674

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Figure 3. Treatment plans for the regular supine and arm-behind-the-back positions. (A, B) Plan for the regular supine position: (A) bird’s-eye view, (B) beam’s-eye view. (C, D) Plan for the arm-behind-the-back position: (C) bird’s-eye view, (D) beam’s-eye view. The red arrows indicate the triangular exposure area of the arm.

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