[Seed migration to the vertebral venous plexus after prostate brachytherapy].
We report on seed migration to the vertebral venous plexus after low dose rate prostate brachytherapy with (125)I. A 74-year-old man with T1c N0 M0 adenocarcinoma of the prostate with a Gleason score of 6 (3+3) and prostate-specific antigen level of 14.94 ng/ml underwent interstitial prostate brachytherapy. Six weeks after treatment at the follow-up to determine aftercare a migrated seed was detected in the vertebral venous plexus and a second one in the right lung. No tissue damage around the migrated seeds was documented and the patient exhibited no clinical symptoms.
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Strahlenklinik, Paracelsus-Klinik Osnabrück, Am Natruper Holz 69, 49076 Osnabrück, Deutschland. prof.wolfgang.wagner@pk-mx.de
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Radmard
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Christ
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Krukemeyer
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D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013131:Spine / Q000098:blood supply*