Patients treated with irradiation for Hodgkin's lymphoma are at increased risk of breast cancer. Alm El-Din et al. report the case of a 57-year-old woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer 15 years after receiving mantle irradiation for Hodgkin's lymphoma and was managed with lumpectomy and partial breast irradiation. The authors suggest partial breast irradiation as a feasible approach for women who develop breast cancer after Hodgkin's lymphoma and decline mastectomy.
- Mohamed A Alm El-Din
- Jennifer K Feng
- Alphonse G Taghian
