Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy for Previously Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer
Breen W, Kelly J, Park HS, Son Y, Sasaki C, Wilson L, Decker R, Husain ZA. Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy for Previously Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer. Cureus 2018, 10: e2517. PMID: 29942720, PMCID: PMC6015992, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck cancerExtranodal extensionOverall survivalLocal controlAdverse events grade 3Worse locoregional controlCommon Terminology CriteriaPercent of patientsDisease-free intervalSecond primary cancerImprovement of symptomsRecords of patientsWorse local controlWorse overall survivalPermanent interstitial brachytherapyMucosal recurrenceNeck recurrenceTerminology CriteriaLocoregional controlMedian dosePersistent tumorNeck diseasePrimary cancerRecurrent cancerMucosal disease