TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-piece customized mold technique for high-dose-rate brachytherapy on cancers of the buccal mucosa and lip
AU - Matsuzaki, Hidenobu
AU - Takemoto, Mitsuhiro
AU - Hara, Marina
AU - Unetsubo, Teruhisa
AU - Yanagi, Yoshinobu
AU - Katsui, Kuniaki
AU - Katayama, Norihisa
AU - Yoshio, Kotaro
AU - Takenobu, Toshihiko
AU - Kuroda, Masahiro
AU - Kanazawa, Susumu
AU - Asaumi, Jun Ichi
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Objective. High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy using a customized mold is a minimally invasive treatment for oral cancer; however, it is difficult to use this technique for buccal and lip cancers involving the commissura labiorum, owing to its anatomic form. The purpose of this study was to introduce an improved customized mold consisting of 2 pieces to allow the fixation of molds to these sites. Study design. Five patients with buccal carcinoma and 1 patient with lip carcinoma were treated with this technique after external beam radiotherapy. One patient with neck metastasis underwent both neck dissection and partial tumor esection before HDR brachytherapy. Results. At the end of the follow-up period, 5 patients had no tumor recurrence, and 1 patient had suffered local recurrence. Conclusions. Our technique is a viable therapeutic option for patients with buccal and lip carcinomas for whom the therapeutic modalities are limited by age, performance status, and other factors.
AB - Objective. High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy using a customized mold is a minimally invasive treatment for oral cancer; however, it is difficult to use this technique for buccal and lip cancers involving the commissura labiorum, owing to its anatomic form. The purpose of this study was to introduce an improved customized mold consisting of 2 pieces to allow the fixation of molds to these sites. Study design. Five patients with buccal carcinoma and 1 patient with lip carcinoma were treated with this technique after external beam radiotherapy. One patient with neck metastasis underwent both neck dissection and partial tumor esection before HDR brachytherapy. Results. At the end of the follow-up period, 5 patients had no tumor recurrence, and 1 patient had suffered local recurrence. Conclusions. Our technique is a viable therapeutic option for patients with buccal and lip carcinomas for whom the therapeutic modalities are limited by age, performance status, and other factors.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.038
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.038
M3 - Article
C2 - 22677692
AN - SCOPUS:84862540571
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 113
SP - 118
EP - 125
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 1
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