A 50-year-old patient had an early biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy and androgen deprivation therapy and castration. An anti-1-amino-3-[18F] fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed a single pelvic lymph node metastasis. The patient was given volume-modulated arc therapy with a cumulative dose of 50 Gy for the volume with pelvic lymph nodes and 78 Gy to the boost volume for the lymph node metastasis. He experienced only a transitory mild toxicity from the rectum and the urinary bladder and had a partial remission for 16 months.
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von Eyben FE, Kangasmäki A, Kiljunen T, Joensuu T. Are you the author?
Center for Tobacco Control, Odense, Denmark; International Comprehensive Cancer Center Docrates, Helsinki, Finland.
Reference: Tumori. 2013 May-Jun;99(3):120e-3e.
doi: 10.1700/1334.14819Tumori 2013;99(3):e120-e123
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PMID: 24158080
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