Whole brain radiotherapy with volumetric-modulated arc therapy for pediatric intracranial embryonic carcinoma prevents permanent alopecia

Atsushi Iwai; Katsutsugu Umeda; Megumi Uto; Hiroshi Nihira; Koji Kawaguchi; Masamitsu Mikami; Seishiro Nodomi; Satoshi Saida; Hidefumi Hiramatsu; Kengo Ogura; Masahiro Tanji; Yoshiki Arakawa; Tatsunori Sakamoto; Souichi Adachi; Takashi Mizowaki; Toshio Heike

doi:10.1002/pbc.26434

Whole brain radiotherapy with volumetric-modulated arc therapy for pediatric intracranial embryonic carcinoma prevents permanent alopecia

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Aug;64(8). doi: 10.1002/pbc.26434. Epub 2017 Jan 2.

Authors

Atsushi Iwai¹, Katsutsugu Umeda¹, Megumi Uto², Hiroshi Nihira¹, Koji Kawaguchi¹, Masamitsu Mikami¹, Seishiro Nodomi¹, Satoshi Saida¹, Hidefumi Hiramatsu¹, Kengo Ogura², Masahiro Tanji³, Yoshiki Arakawa³, Tatsunori Sakamoto⁴, Souichi Adachi⁵, Takashi Mizowaki², Toshio Heike¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
³ Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Tazuke Kohukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁵ Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 28042910
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26434

No abstract available

Keywords: craniospinal irradiation; embryonic carcinoma; pediatric; permanent alopecia; volumetric-modulated arc therapy; whole brain irradiation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Alopecia / etiology
Alopecia / prevention & control*
Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy
Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Carcinoma, Embryonal / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Embryonal / radiotherapy*
Chemoradiotherapy / adverse effects
Chemoradiotherapy / methods*
Child
Cranial Irradiation / adverse effects
Cranial Irradiation / methods*
Female
Humans
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / adverse effects
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / methods*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents