Tandem tip fracture: a rare complication of intracavitary therapy of cervix cancer and how to avoid its occurrence.
A case is described in which the distal tip of a tandem fractured off in a patient's uterus during an intracavitary application of a tandem and ovoids. Potential contributing factors are evaluated. Methods to prevent and detect structural defects in tandems before they become clinically manifest are discussed.
Anscher
M S
MS
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710.
Bentel
G C
GC
Murray
M J
MJ
Oleson
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*