| Literature DB >> 25830045 |
Andrew Farach1, Jorge Quesada1, Bin S Teh1.
Abstract
Liver stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an emerging treatment option for oligometastases and may confer a survival benefit in select patients. Herein, we document the first case of liver regeneration (LR) following repeat right hepatic lobe SBRT in a woman with breast cancer metastases. Retraction of the treated lobe was significant with a near 50% volume reduction. Compensatory contralateral lobe hypertrophy was noted with a 320% volume increase. The overall liver volume remained stable, within ±5% of baseline. This case indicates that repeat liver SBRT can be delivered safely to individual patients and that compensatory contralateral lobe hypertrophy is observed to maintain a functional liver volume.Entities:
Keywords: Liver regeneration (LR); cirrhosis; metastasis; radiation; stereotactic; stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Year: 2015 PMID: 25830045 PMCID: PMC4311083 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.082
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastrointest Oncol ISSN: 2078-6891