title: CT-guided stereotactic injection of radionuclide in treatment of brain tumors.
abstract: 140 patients with brain tumor were treated by CT-guided stereotactic injections of radionuclides, such as Aurum-198 (198 Au), Phosphorus-32 (32 P) and Yttrium-90 (90Y). Of these patients aged from 3 to 67 years (average 37), 64 were male and 76 female. Astrocytoma was found in 75 patients, craniopharyngioma in 46, metastatic carcinoma in 7, meningioma in 5, germinoma in 4 and pituitary adenoma in 3. The tumors were located in the deep part or functionally critical area of the brain. After 267 times of injection of colloidal isotopes, no major adverse effects or complications occurred. Follow-up for 6 to 48 months showed improvement in symptoms in 104 (74.3%) patients and CT scanning showed the diminished tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006050:Gold Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006050:Gold Radioisotopes; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes