Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies
Radiotherapy (RT) can cause haemostasis in select cases of malignant bleeding. We present two cases where RT was used to prevent fatal exsanguination from bleeding skin malignancies. Treatment was with radical intent in one case and palliative intent in the other. The dose used in both cases was 20...
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| description | Radiotherapy (RT) can cause haemostasis in select cases of malignant bleeding. We present two cases where RT was used to prevent fatal exsanguination from bleeding skin malignancies. Treatment was with radical intent in one case and palliative intent in the other. The dose used in both cases was 20 Gray (Gy) in 5 fractions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of radiation-induced haemostasis in bleeding skin malignancies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c0cdf4fc8014b84bcd79d077d255a682025-02-03T06:15:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/168681168681Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin MalignanciesHelena Sung-In Jang0Andrew Spillane1Frances Boyle2Gerald Fogarty3St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaMelanoma Institute of Australia, Poche Centre, Rocklands Road, North Sydney, NSW 2060, AustraliaMelanoma Institute of Australia, Poche Centre, Rocklands Road, North Sydney, NSW 2060, AustraliaSt Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaRadiotherapy (RT) can cause haemostasis in select cases of malignant bleeding. We present two cases where RT was used to prevent fatal exsanguination from bleeding skin malignancies. Treatment was with radical intent in one case and palliative intent in the other. The dose used in both cases was 20 Gray (Gy) in 5 fractions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of radiation-induced haemostasis in bleeding skin malignancies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168681 |
| spellingShingle | Helena Sung-In Jang Andrew Spillane Frances Boyle Gerald Fogarty Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies |
| title_full | Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies |
| title_fullStr | Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies |
| title_short | Radiotherapy Can Cause Haemostasis in Bleeding Skin Malignancies |
| title_sort | radiotherapy can cause haemostasis in bleeding skin malignancies |
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