title: Treatment of penis carcinoma with interstitially administered iridium; comparison with radium therapy.
abstract: The results of treatment of 30 patients with penis carcinoma cured with radium and 18 patients treated with 192Ir were compared. In both groups of patients, core assessed at 3 years was obtained for a similar percentage of patients (89% and 83%). After treatment with 192Ir, radiation necrosis was observed in 16%, and after treatment with radium in 50% of patients. In both groups a similar high percentage of patients (88%) with organs preserved after treatment was found. In group of patients treated with 192Ir the percentage of very good functional effects (69%) was much higher in the group of patients treated with radium (28%).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007495:Iridium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011883:Radium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007495:Iridium; D011883:Radium