Treatment of penis carcinoma with interstitially administered iridium; comparison with radium therapy.
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%).
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*
D007495:Iridium; D011883:Radium