Radiotherapy is most useful in:: (A) Seminoma, (B) Melanoma, (C) Osteosarcoma, (D) Pancreatic carcinoma
Answer is A. Ans. A. SeminomaSeminoma is a highly radiosensitive tumor and hence radiotherapy is commonly used for treatment.Radiosensitive and Radioresistant TumorsHighly radiosensitive tumors are* Lymphoma* Seminoma* Myeloma* Ewing's sarcoma* Wilms' tumorHighly radioresistant tumors are* Melanoma* Osteosarcoma* Pancreatic carcinoma* Hepatic carcinoma* Renal cell carcinoma