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Article: Curative radiotherapy for early cancers of the lip, buccal mucosa, and nose - A simple interstitial brachytherapy technique employing angiocatheters as carriers for Iridium-192 wire implants
Title | Curative radiotherapy for early cancers of the lip, buccal mucosa, and nose - A simple interstitial brachytherapy technique employing angiocatheters as carriers for Iridium-192 wire implants |
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Keywords | Treatment outcome Brachytherapy Head and neck neoplasms Carcinoma, squamous cell Iridium radioisotopes |
Issue Date | 2005 |
Citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2005, v. 11, n. 5, p. 351-359 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives. To evaluate treatment outcomes following interstitial brachytherapy for cancers of the lip, buccal mucosa, or nose. Design. Retrospective study. Setting. Regional hospital, Hong Kong. Patients. A cohort of 13 patients treated uniformly by a simple interstitial brachytherapy technique employing plastic angiocatheters as carriers for Iridium-192 wires: all but one patient had T1 or T2 tumours and all but one had NO disease. Main outcome measures. Local and loco-regional control rates. Results. Six of the 13 patients received external radiotherapy prior to interstitial brachytherapy. A median brachytherapy dose of 70 Gy was delivered to those treated with brachytherapy alone, while 35 Gy was delivered after a median external radiotherapy dose of 50 Gy to those receiving combined treatment. The 3-year actuarial local control rate was 75%. No significant late complications were observed. Conclusions. Employing a simple brachytherapy technique using angiocatheters and Iridium-192 wires, in conjunction with external radiotherapy when appropriate, produces good outcomes for patients with early lip, nasal vestibule, and buccal mucosa cancers. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251650 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ngan, R. K C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, R. K Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tang, F. N F | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tang, D. L C | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-08T05:00:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-08T05:00:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2005, v. 11, n. 5, p. 351-359 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251650 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives. To evaluate treatment outcomes following interstitial brachytherapy for cancers of the lip, buccal mucosa, or nose. Design. Retrospective study. Setting. Regional hospital, Hong Kong. Patients. A cohort of 13 patients treated uniformly by a simple interstitial brachytherapy technique employing plastic angiocatheters as carriers for Iridium-192 wires: all but one patient had T1 or T2 tumours and all but one had NO disease. Main outcome measures. Local and loco-regional control rates. Results. Six of the 13 patients received external radiotherapy prior to interstitial brachytherapy. A median brachytherapy dose of 70 Gy was delivered to those treated with brachytherapy alone, while 35 Gy was delivered after a median external radiotherapy dose of 50 Gy to those receiving combined treatment. The 3-year actuarial local control rate was 75%. No significant late complications were observed. Conclusions. Employing a simple brachytherapy technique using angiocatheters and Iridium-192 wires, in conjunction with external radiotherapy when appropriate, produces good outcomes for patients with early lip, nasal vestibule, and buccal mucosa cancers. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Medical Journal | - |
dc.subject | Treatment outcome | - |
dc.subject | Brachytherapy | - |
dc.subject | Head and neck neoplasms | - |
dc.subject | Carcinoma, squamous cell | - |
dc.subject | Iridium radioisotopes | - |
dc.title | Curative radiotherapy for early cancers of the lip, buccal mucosa, and nose - A simple interstitial brachytherapy technique employing angiocatheters as carriers for Iridium-192 wire implants | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16219954 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-27144511514 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 351 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 359 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1024-2708 | - |