Complete response of endemic Kaposi sarcoma lesions with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: Treatment method, results, and toxicity using skin surface applicators

Brachytherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 495-499

  Kasper, Michael E ^a   Richter, Sam ^a   Warren, Nicholas ^a   Benda, Rashmi ^a   Shang, Charles ^a   Ouhib, Zoubir ^a  

^a BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Kaposi sarcoma; Radiosensitivity; Radiotherapy; Skin cancer; Skin surface applicator

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HDR; KAPOSI SARCOMA; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SURFACE APPLICATOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84883555174     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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