Inguinal hernia in a patient with prostate cancer to be treated with photon radiotherapy.

Takahiro Oike Katsuyuki ShiraiTatsuya Ohno

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

Inguinal hernia should be repaired prior to photon radiotherapy for prostate cancer to avoid exposing the radiosensitive intestinal tract potentially included in hernia sac.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
early stage
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced
living cells
case report
squamous cell carcinoma
fluorescent probe