title: [Radium contact irradiation of vocal cord carcinoma--a possible treatment method?].
abstract: In the course of the use of carrier- bounded radioactive substances for the treatment of the vocal cord carcinoma, 113 patients with a vocal cord carcinoma were treated with radium contact irradiation after thyroid cartilage windowing at the ENT University Clinic Essen. The period of study extended from 1972 to 1983. 88,6% of the patients with vocal cord carcinoma, who showed a typical localisation for radium contact irradiation, became recurrence-free. About 88,0% of the patients, who were led through an irradiation treatment of extended indication, became recurrence-free. A normal vocal function was achieved in 71,7% of all cases.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik Essen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balla
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Polyzoidis
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011883:Radium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D014827:Vocal Cords
chemical_list: D011883:Radium
vernacular_title: Die Radiumkontaktbestrahlung des Stimmbandkarzinoms--eine mögliche Behandlungsmethode?