[Brachytherapy in cancer of the penis].
Brachytherapy can play an essential role in the conservative treatment of penile cancer limited to the glans. This treatment is usually performed using hypodermic needles with templates which are subsequently loaded with iridium wires. Various studies, particularly French reports, show a local control rate of 80%, penis preservation in 75% of cases and a specific survival rate of 60%.
Gerbaulet
A
A
Service de Curiethérapie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif.
Lambin
P
P
Haie-Meder
C
C
Lartigau
E
E
Gery
B
B
Marsiglia
H
H
Perrin
J L
JL
Wibault
P
P
Court
B
B
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015996:Survival Rate
D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes
La curiethérapie des cancers du pénis.