@Article{Makarewicz2010,
journal="Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy",
issn="1689-832X",
volume="2",
number="4",
year="2010",
title="Clinical InvestigationsOriginal articleInterstitial brachytherapy for penile cancer: the experience of Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz",
abstract="  Purpose  : The aim of this work was to analyze the treatment results and complications of patients with penile cancer treated in our centre.       Material and methods  : Thirty three patients were included in this retrospective research. The average age was 62. All patients underwent brachytherapy HDR or PDR procedures using a remote-after-loading system with iridium source.       Results  : Average follow-up was 60 months. Complete remission was observed in 24 patients (72.7%) out of the whole group. Locoregional and distant recurrences were noted in 9 patients (27.3%). In all patients 5-year overall and disease free survival were 84.9% and 75.4%, respectively. The 5-year locoregional control rate was 78.8%.       Conclusion  : Radical brachytherapy could possibly be a good treatment option in selected patients with T1-3 penile cancer and lesions smaller than 4 cm in diameter.",
author="Makarewicz, Roman
and Lebioda, Andrzej
and Terlikiewicz, Joanna
and Kabacińska, Renata",
pages="157--159",
doi="10.5114/jcb.2010.19495",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2010.19495"
}