Palliative treatment for in-transit cutaneous metastases of merkel cell carcinoma using surface-mold computer-optimized high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Cancer Journal (United States)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 283-287

  Garibyan, Lilit ^a   Cotter, Shane E ^a   Hansen, Jorgen L ^a   Noell, Claire ^b   Dorosario, Andrew ^c   O'Farrell, Desmond A ^a   Devlin, Phillip M ^a   Wang, Linda C ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brachytherapy; in transit cutaneous metastases; Merkel cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN-TRANSIT METASTASIS; LEG; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL METASTASIS; SKIN METASTASIS; SURFACE MOLD COMPUTER OPTIMIZED HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WIDE EXCISION;

EID: 84880950196     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31829e3566     Document Type: Article

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