Brachytherapy in lip cancer.
Lip cancer is one of the most prevalent skin tumours of the head and neck. The characteristics of the tumour relate to their exophyitic growth in an area of easy visual acces which allows their diagnosis in early stages. As a result, there is a better prognosis with the present treatments. In early stages the treatment can be performed by surgery or by brachytherapy, and the results are similar on local control; nevertheless brachytherapy offers the best functional and esthetic results. We are reporting on a review of the literature in relation to indications, techniques and results of brachytherapy for lip cancer.
Rovirosa-Casino
Angeles
A
Radiation Oncology Department, ICMHO, IDIBAPS. Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Spain. rovirosa@clinic.ub.es
Planas-Toledano
Isabel
I
Ferre-Jorge
Jorge
J
Oliva-Díez
José María
JM
Conill-Llobet
Carlos
C
Arenas-Prat
Meritxell
M
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*