Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

NEOADJUVANT SHORT COURSE RADIATION FOR RECTAL CANCER IN A PATIENT WITH TAKAYASU’S ARTERITIS – A RARE CASE REPORT.

Dr. Arunkumar. M. N, Dr. Harishkumar. K, Dr. Selvaluxmy. G

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Neoadjuvant radiation is used nowadays to many patient with rectal cancer as it lead reduce local recurrence and improve the overall survival. It can be done with conventional long course radiation with chemotherapy which induce down staging /downsizing the primay tumor . Some studies shows short course radiation followed by delayed surgery more than 4 weeks also induce down staging/downsizing the primary tumor. Patient with collagen vascular disese like Takayasu&rsquo;s Arteritis exhibit reduced tolerance to radiotherapy. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">We present a rare case a young rectal cancer patient with Takayasu&rsquo;s Arteritis treated with short course radiotherapy</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">without any morbidity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>