Annulus-shaped I-125 plaque brachytherapy for conjunctival melanoma

PURPOSE: To report successful ring-shaped iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy for conjunctival melanoma. OBSERVATIONS: Eye Physics (EP) plaque brachytherapy, designed with Plaque Simulator software, proved to be an effective treatment modality with some corneal irritation and no recurrence at 12-months...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Berkowitz, Sean T., Brock, Anderson L., Astrahan, Melvin A., Reichstein, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9046954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35496762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101512
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report successful ring-shaped iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy for conjunctival melanoma. OBSERVATIONS: Eye Physics (EP) plaque brachytherapy, designed with Plaque Simulator software, proved to be an effective treatment modality with some corneal irritation and no recurrence at 12-months post radiation. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: Management of conjunctival melanoma is complicated by the lack of gold standard adjuvant treatments. I-125 EP plaque brachytherapy represents a viable option for these malignancies. Specifically, ring-shaped plaque geometries allow for targeted radiotherapy.

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