Episcleral radioactive plaque therapy : initial clinical experience with 56 patients

Between 1983 and 1987, 56 patients with choroidal melanoma were treated at the University of Southern California with episcleral plaque (RPT). There were 29 female and 27 male patients, with a mean age of 59 years. Tumor stage at diagnosis was T2 in 18 (32%) and T3 in 38 (68%) patients. The tumor he...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of clinical oncology 1990-06, Vol.13 (3), p.185-190
Hauptverfasser:	LEAN, E. K, COHEN, D. M, LIGGETT, P. E, LUXTON, G, LANGHOLZ, B, LAU, R, ASTRAHAN, M. A, HYDEN, E. C, PETROVICH, Z
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over ANIMALS BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BODY BODY AREAS Brachytherapy - adverse effects Brachytherapy - instrumentation Choroid Neoplasms - pathology Choroid Neoplasms - radiotherapy Choroid Neoplasms - surgery DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DISEASES Diseases of the eye DOSES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES Eye Diseases - etiology Eye Enucleation EYES FACE Female HEAD HEAVY NUCLEI Humans INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES IODINE 125 IODINE ISOTOPES Iodine Radioisotopes - therapeutic use IRIDIUM 192 IRIDIUM ISOTOPES Iridium Radioisotopes - therapeutic use ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES Male MAMMALS MAN Medical sciences MEDICINE Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - radiotherapy Melanoma - surgery MELANOMAS METASTASES Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasm Staging NEOPLASMS NUCLEAR MEDICINE NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI ORGANS PATIENTS PRIMATES RADIATION DOSES Radiation Injuries - etiology RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOTHERAPY Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Sclera SENSE ORGANS SURVIVAL TIME THERAPY VERTEBRATES 550603 > Medicine-- External Radiation in Therapy-- (1980-) VISION
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