title: Interstitial 125I implantation in the retreatment of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma. Report of a case.
abstract: Interstitial 125I was successfully used in the retreatment of a large recurrent malignant schwannoma in the retroperitoneum. After an average tumor dose of 160 Gy the tumor calcified and the patient is well, without disease 2 years later.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes