Use of radioactive gold in the treatment of pleural effusions caused by metastatic cancer.
This paper presents a series of 12 patients suffering from advanced gynecological cancer with the occurrence of pleural effusions. All patients received at least one intrapleural dose of radioactive gold (100 m Ci Au198) when the necessity for thoracentesis became more than once every three weeks. Three showed no recurrence of fluid, five a significant slowing down of effusion, and four did not show any response. Severe complications were minimal, and were comparable to those resulting from thoracentesis in general.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000150:complications*; D006048:Gold Colloid, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D006048:Gold Colloid, Radioactive