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. 2022;8(1):63-65.

Paralysis of diaphragm after SBRT of lung cancer

Shyam S Bisht  1 , Deepak Gupta  1 , Abhidha Malik  1 , Venkatesan Kaliyaperumal  1 , Susovan Banarjee  1 , Kushal Narang  1 , Manoj Tayal  1 , Nagendra Sharma  2 , Tejinder Kataria  1
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Paralysis of diaphragm after SBRT of lung cancer

Shyam S Bisht et al. J Radiosurg SBRT. 2022.
No abstract available

Keywords: Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy; diaphragmatic palsy; phrenic nerve; primary lung tumor.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a)Target tumor at baseline, (b)Tumor showing good response 2 months after SBRT, (c) Left diaphragmatic palsy seen at 14 months after SBRT.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dose Color wash showing prescription dose of 5600 cGy and left phrenic nerve (green) between GTV (red) and PTV(pink).
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