Saturday, June 22, 2013

A CASE OF CARCINOMA PROSTATE.

 CARCINOMA PROSTATE.

This 65 year old gentleman was found to have an elevated PSA 18 ng/dl, on evaluation , found to have adenocarcinoma prostate (Gleason 3+4). He was treated with a combination of IMRT and Cyberknife. This enabled the delivery of the required dose to the prostate. Follow up PSA was 4 ng/dl and dropped to 1ng/dl during the second follow up. 


 The patient was under treatment with Dr.Rathna Devi, Senior consultant Radiation oncology.

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A CASE OF PITUITARY MACROADENOMA.

PITUITARY MACROADENOMA.

This 54 year old lady was evaluated for weight gain and skin pigmentation. She was found to have a pituitary adenoma. She underwent a transphenoidal surgery.  One and a half months later she became symptomatic. She was treated with Cyberknife for the residual lesion. When she came for follow up, she was symptomatically better and the follow up imaging showed a marked reduction in the size of the lesion. 

The patient was under treatment with Dr.Rathna Devi, Senior consultant Radiation oncology.

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A CASE OF LUNG CANCER WITH BRAIN METASTASES.

LUNG CANCER WITH BRAIN METASTASES.


This  44 year old lady presented with mass in the lung. She was evaluated and was found to have three metastatic lesions in the brain. She had a well preserved general condition. The lung lesion and the brain lesions were treated with Cyber Knife. She had a good response. Even after one year she is in good health and is on follow up.  

The patient was under treatment with Dr.Rathna Devi, Senior consultant Radiation oncology.


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A CASE OF SUPRASELLAR MENINGIOMA

A CASE OF SUPRASELLAR MENINGIOMA


This 50 year old lady from Bangladesh came to our hospital with visual disturbances. A diagnosis of suprasellar meningioma had been made and had been operated upon in Bangladesh. There was a recurrent lesion. It was decided to irradiate her with IMRT and was boosted with Cyberknife to the required dose. This was possible with preservation of surrounding structures. Six months down the line she came for follow up. The lesion had reduced in volume and vision improved from nearly no vision to good vision. 

Dr.Rathna Devi, Sr. Consultant Radiation oncology. 

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