[First experience with hypothermia in radiotherapy for locally advanced skin cancer of the face].
An original method of cryotherapy is presented. After each exposure during standard fractionation regimen tumor was cooled to 0-5 deg C in 20 patients with locoregional skin cancer of the face. Complete remission was registered in 18 cases of good cosmetic effect. Recurrence was reported in 2 cases during 9 month--10 year follow-up.
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N.N. Blokhin Center for Oncology Research, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
Goldobenko
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Pustynskiĭ
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Tkachev
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Pervyĭ opyt ispol'zovaniia gipotermii pri luchevom lechenii bol'nykh mestnorasprostranennym rakom kozhi litsa.