山梨医科大学雑誌　第6巻1号　071-076(1991)

Intraoperative Brachytherapy of Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus

Guio UCHIYAMA, Hiroshi OHNISHI, Hitoshi OGATA, Yasuharu YAMASAKI,
Kayoko OHTSUKI, Masatoshi OHNISHI, Saburo AKIYAMA, and Naoki SANO

Abstract: Two patients with advanced carcinoma of the maxillary sinus were treated by intraoperative brachytherapy with a high dose-rate remote afterloading system after conventional radiotherapy with external photon beams. The technique allowed easy insertion of a small Iridium-192 source of high radiation intensity into the area even at a depth where the removal of malignant tissue seemed to be insufficient. However, results in these two cases were not satisfactory, although we feel that, if appropriate patients were selected the technique might be of help in eliminating the little localized tumors remaining after surgery, which are likely to be the source of recurrence.

Key words: Intraoperative brachytherapy, High dose-rate remote afterloading system, Carcinoma of the maxillary sinus




本文は、編集委員会の意向によりインターネットには公開しておりません。図書館等でご覧ください。

Texts are not availavle on Internet.



目次・Contentsに戻る