title: [Curietherapy of epithelioma of the external ear. A series of 140 patients].
abstract: Treatment with therapy--Cesium137--of skin epithelioma of the pinna on 140 patients is reported. For some extended lesions radiotherapy was applied first. Unlike most published series a low recurrence rate was observed, less than 5%. Moreover most of these recurrences can again be treated with a new brachytherapy session. Almost no case of radionecrosis was observed. The occurrence of cervical metastatic lymph nodes still remains a problem and bears a bad prognosis. Brachytherapy of the epithelioma of the pinna has a very high percentage of cure, even for lesions up to 4 cm. Radionecrosis was never observed.
authors.affiliation: Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica, Tome.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Debois
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huget
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: De curietherapie van het epithelioma van de oorschelp. Een reeks van 140 patienten.