title: The treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule with interstitial iridium implantation.
abstract: From April 1981 to April 1984, 22 patients, all male, with a squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule were treated in the Rotterdam Radio-Therapeutic Institute with an interstitial iridium implantation alone or with a combination of external radiation and an interstitial iridium implantation. Median follow-up time was 26 months. One patient with a very large undifferentiated tumour developed local recurrences and regional metastases as well. No other patient had a local recurrence, regional or distant metastasis. Complications were only minor.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007495:Iridium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D007495:Iridium