The use of brachytherapy in the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer: A review

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• 作者：Murad Alam MD ; MSCI^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ^{m-alam@northwestern.edu"" rel=""nofollow} ; Shivani Nanda BS^a ; Bharat B. Mittal MD^d ; Natalie A. Kim BA^a ; Simon Yoo MD^a ; ^b ; ^c
• 关键词：basal cell carcinoma ; brachytherapy ; interstitial brachytherapy ; nonmelanoma skin cancer ; squamous cell carcinoma ; surface-mold brachytherapy
• 刊名：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：August 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：65
• 期：2
• 页码：377-388
• 全文大小：1165 K

文摘

Nonmelanoma skin cancers can be treated by various modalities, including electrodessication and curettage, excisional techniques, and radiation. In selected cases, radiation may be preferable to surgery. When radiation is an option, brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy that places the radiation source close to the area to be treated, may have advantages relative to conventional external beam radiation in particular patients. After brachytherapy, recurrence rates for nonmelanoma skin cancers are low, especially for small, superficial lesions, with good to excellent functional and cosmetic results. This article reviews the indications, efficacy, and adverse effects of brachytherapy in the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers.