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Spontaneous healing of rectal penetration by SpaceOAR� hydrogel insertion during permanent iodine‑125 implant brachytherapy: A case report
- Source :
- Molecular and Clinical Oncology
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Spandidos Publications, 2019.
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Abstract
- Radiation therapy with permanent iodine-125 implant brachytherapy is well established for curable prostate cancer. To maximize the therapeutic potential of brachytherapy, delivered radiation doses have been increased accompanied by refined intraoperative procedures of radioactive seeds placement. However, dose escalation is a double-edged sword in prostate brachytherapy; it could induce rectal toxicity, yet is successful in curable treatment in prostate cancer. To reduce irradiation of the rectum, the SpaceOAR® system has been used to inject synthetic polyethylene glycol hydrogel between the prostate and the rectum. The present report describes a case of spontaneous healing of rectal penetration associated with SpaceOAR® hydrogel.
- Subjects :
- Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Brachytherapy
Rectum
Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel
permanent iodine-125 implant brachytherapy
03 medical and health sciences
Prostate cancer
0302 clinical medicine
SpaceOAR® hydrogel
Prostate
magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine
business.industry
Articles
spontaneous healing
medicine.disease
Radiation therapy
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Implant
Radiology
business
rectal penetration
Prostate brachytherapy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20499469 and 20499450
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecular and Clinical Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5ae5d28c192321888c78f07bcdf1e830