Palliative brachytherapy to axilla and hypopharynx in elderly patient with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - case report.
| Autor: | Appalanaido GK; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia., Shukor SA; Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia., Fan AS; National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore., Chong SE; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia., Hussin H; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia., Karim NKA; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia., Meng LV; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia., Aziz MZA; Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology [Rep Pract Oncol Radiother] 2021 Aug 12; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 647-653. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 12 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0076 |
| Abstrakt: | Brachytherapy (BT) is an important local treatment of tumor and it can be applied to different anatomical sites either in a curative or palliative setting. BT can deliver large dose of radiation to the tumor while sparing the surrounding normal tissue which translates into a better therapeutic ratio compared to external beam radiotherapy. However, the evidence for the use of brachytherapy in the palliative setting is lacking in the literature. In this case report, we describe the brachytherapy technique and outcome of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx who underwent palliative brachytherapy to the hypopharynx and metastatic tumor at the right axilla. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose. (© 2021 Greater Poland Cancer Centre.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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