Abstract
4/2012
vol. 11
Case report
Radical interstitial HDR brachytherapy in treatment of recurrent vulvar cancer: a case study
Przegląd Menopauzalny 2012; 4: 329–333
Online publish date: 2012/09/08
Background: Recurrences in vulvar cancer are a very important problem. It is estimated that even in multimodality treatment, about 10-20% of patients with the early stage and 50-70% with the advanced disease will develop recurrences. Interstitial High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy as a “boost” or as a sole treatment is one of the possible techniques in local failures in vulvar cancer therapy.
Case report: We report a case of a vulvar cancer local recurrence in a 90-year-old patient after primary surgery who was treated successfully and radically with interstitial HDR brachytherapy.
Conclusion: Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy in selected patients with a vulvar cancer local recurrence is
an effective and safe method which allows to preserve organ functions with good cosmetic results.
Case report: We report a case of a vulvar cancer local recurrence in a 90-year-old patient after primary surgery who was treated successfully and radically with interstitial HDR brachytherapy.
Conclusion: Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy in selected patients with a vulvar cancer local recurrence is
an effective and safe method which allows to preserve organ functions with good cosmetic results.
Keywords
interstitial HDR brachytherapy, vulvar cancer, local recurrence
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