@Article{Shi2015,
journal="Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy",
issn="1689-832X",
volume="7",
number="1",
year="2015",
title="Case reportA case report of ultrasound-guided interstitial brachytherapy for abdominal wall metastases of ovarian cancer",
abstract=" Purpose:  To report the treatment effect of interstitial brachytherapy for abdominal wall metastases of ovarian cancer.    Material and methods:  The patient is a 44-year-old female with a diagnosis of stage IA ovarian cancer. After surgery and two cycles of chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin, the patient noticed dull pain in the lower abdomen and found a mass located in the subcutaneous tissue, below the operative incision. A diagnostic biopsy showed abdominal wall metastases. After external radiotherapy with a dose of 39.6 Gy in 22 fractions, the residual tumor was treated with interstitial brachytherapy under ultrasound guidance. The brachytherapy dose was 18 Gy in 6 fractions of 3 Gy each.    Results:  After 3 weeks of brachytherapy, the tumor had disappeared completely. Interstitial brachytherapy was feasible.    Conclusions : Interstitial brachytherapy may be a proposed treatment strategy for inoperable superficial metastases, especially for low radiosensitivity cancer.",
author="Shi, Dan
and Wu, Ning
and Zhao, Hongfu
and He, Mingyuan
and Han, Dongmei
and Cheng, Guanghui",
pages="81--85",
doi="10.5114/jcb.2015.48574",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2015.48574"
}