[Low voltage brachyradiotherapy for ocular hemangioma].
45 cases of palpebral and conjunctival hemangioma were treated by low voltage brachyradiotyerapy of small doses of 1.0-1.5Gy 3 times per week to total 8-15Gy, and of limited fields just over the tumor. 42.2% of the cases were cured and 57.8% improved, with no adverse reactions even in patients followed up over 5 years. All lesions in this series occurred with in one month after birth and 88.9% presented themselves at the hospital as preschoolers. The reported therapy was simple, safe and painless, so that children could be treated even in sleep.
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He Dong Hospital, Tianjin Second Medical College.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male