title: Local application of 60Co in the treatment of leukemic infiltration of the eye.
abstract: A 20-year-old woman, who was first diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age 5 years and had several episodes of central nervous system leukemia relapse, developed leukemic involvement in the left eye. Following local application of a 60Co scleral plaque, these ocular lesions disappeared and function of the eye was restored.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes