Table 1 Tumour-wise treatment characteristics and outcomes.
Tumour number | Site | RT dose | Tumour/replacement fibrosis size at various intervals (mm) | Clinical outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre RT | Post RT 1 week | Post RT 1 month | Post RT 3 months | Post RT 1 year | Toxicity (dermatitis) | Follow-up 3 months | Follow-up 12 months | |||
1 | Left retroareolar mass | 40 Gy/10# | 59 × 48 × 27 | 57 × 42 × 29 | 48 × 27 × 16 | CR | CR | Grade 1 | No tumour (complete response) | No tumour (complete response) |
2L | Right breast lump with skin involvement | 30 Gy/5# | 24 × 24 × 16 | 26 × 21 × 12 | 24 × 21 × 12 | 15 × 12 × 15 (RF) | 10 × 6 × 9 (RF) | Grade 1 | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) |
2R | Left breast lump | 30 Gy/5# | 23 × 23 × 27 | 21 × 27 × 25 | 21 × 23 × 24 | 22 × 18 × 17 (RF) | 15 × 12 × 12 (RF) | Grade 1 | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) |
3 | Right chest wall lump | 30 Gy/5# | 23 × 15 × 13 | 19 × 22 × 17 | 17 × 13 × 14 | CR | CR | Grade 2 | No tumour (complete response) | No tumour (complete response) |
4 | Right breast lump | 30 Gy/10# | 53 × 42 × 50 | 43 × 39 × 25 | 34 × 28 × 16 | 11 × 10 × 16 (RF) | CR | Grade 1 | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) | No tumour (complete response) |
5 | Left breast lump | 20 Gy/5# | 20 × 28 × 38 | 17 × 20 × 17 | 16 × 14 × 15 | 14 × 13 × 14 (RF) | CR | Grade 1 | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) | No tumour (complete response) |
6 | Left retroareolar lump | 20 Gy/5# | 37 × 27 × 26 | 36 × 32 × 23 | 35 × 24 × 27 | 30 × 26 × 25 (RF) | 28 × 20 × 25 (RF) | Grade 1 | Increase in left breast inflammatory area for re-irradiation surrounding treated region | No tumour (replacement fibrosis) |
7 | Left breast skin nodules | 40 Gy/10# | 62 × 45 × 39 | 30 × 35 × 31 | 23 × 24 × 18 | CR | NA | Grade 1 | No tumour (complete response) | No tumour at 9 months, died of metastatic disease at 9 months |
8 | Left chest wall lump with skin involvement adherent to chest wall | 20 Gy/5# | 88 × 65 × 68 | 63 × 102 × 39 | 61 × 63 × 28 | NA | NA | Grade 1 | Died of metastatic disease at 3 months | NA |
