Prostate brachytherapy seed migration to the right ventricle found at autopsy following acute cardiac dysrhythmia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1661-

  Davis, Brian J ^a   Pfeifer, Eric A ^b   Wilson, Torrence M ^b   King, Bernard F ^b   Eshleman, Jeffrey S ^b   Pisansky, Thomas M ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic ^*

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; AUTOPSY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0033786356     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67061-9     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. A survey of physics and dosimetry practice of permanent prostate brachytherapy in the United States
2. Seed fixity in the prostate/periprostatic region following brachytherapy
3. Reduction of radioactive seed embolization to the lung following prostate brachytherapy