Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report

We performed radiotherapy in a 28-year-old patient with Kimura's disease of the orbit. Irradiation with 21.6 Gy was administered to the tumor bed with a single dose of 1.8 Gy in 5 weekly fractions delivered via a high-energy linear accelerator (6-MV X-ray). Complete remission of the tumor and i...

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Main Authors: Yoshio Monzen, Katsuzo Kiya, Takashi Nishisaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360789
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spelling doaj-13bf69bd2c21442d98306fc02d806edf2020-11-24T20:42:05ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992014-03-0151879110.1159/000360789360789Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case ReportYoshio MonzenKatsuzo KiyaTakashi NishisakaWe performed radiotherapy in a 28-year-old patient with Kimura's disease of the orbit. Irradiation with 21.6 Gy was administered to the tumor bed with a single dose of 1.8 Gy in 5 weekly fractions delivered via a high-energy linear accelerator (6-MV X-ray). Complete remission of the tumor and improvements in the neurological findings were achieved. Neither tumor regrowth nor late complications were detected up to 84 months after radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for Kimura's disease of the orbit.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360789Kimura’s diseaseOrbitRadiotherapy
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author Yoshio Monzen
Katsuzo Kiya
Takashi Nishisaka
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Katsuzo Kiya
Takashi Nishisaka
Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Kimura’s disease
Orbit
Radiotherapy
author_facet Yoshio Monzen
Katsuzo Kiya
Takashi Nishisaka
author_sort Yoshio Monzen
title Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
title_short Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
title_full Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
title_fullStr Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Kimura's Disease of the Orbit Successfully Treated with Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
title_sort kimura's disease of the orbit successfully treated with radiotherapy alone: a case report
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Ophthalmology
issn 1663-2699
publishDate 2014-03-01
description We performed radiotherapy in a 28-year-old patient with Kimura's disease of the orbit. Irradiation with 21.6 Gy was administered to the tumor bed with a single dose of 1.8 Gy in 5 weekly fractions delivered via a high-energy linear accelerator (6-MV X-ray). Complete remission of the tumor and improvements in the neurological findings were achieved. Neither tumor regrowth nor late complications were detected up to 84 months after radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for Kimura's disease of the orbit.
topic Kimura’s disease
Orbit
Radiotherapy
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360789
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