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TitelIridium Brachytherapy for conjunctival melanoma of the fornix.
DoelTo investigate the usefullness of brachytherapy in stead of exenteration in the management of high-risk conjunctival melanoma patients. A patient was referred with a recurrent conjunctival melanoma of the upper fornix. The patient had previously two excisions of conjunctival melanoma of the temporal conjunctiva, without adjuvant therapy.
MethodesTo demonstrate the use of iridium brachytherapy for a large, recurrent conjunctival melanoma at an unfavorable position. In a large series patients who underwent exenteration were compared with patients who underwent brachytherapy and local surgery. To advocate, once again, that adjuvant brachytherapy is the golden standard for the treatment of conjunctival melanoma.
ResultatenIn the case, that will be used as illustrative example, the local tumor was excised and iridium brachytherapy was administered for 3 days. At the moment of excision, there were no locoregional or distant metastases. Nine months after excision there is no recurrence.
ConclusieIridium brachytherapy can pospone or even avoid exenteration in the treatment of conjunctival melanoma.
Auteur 1
NaamMISSOTTEN
InitialenGS
InstituutKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
StadLeuven
Auteur 2
NaamVan Limbergen
InitialenE
InstituutKatholieke Universiteit Leuven - Radiotherapie
StadLeuven
Auteur 3
NaamVan Ginderdeuren
InitialenR
InstituutKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
StadLeuven
Auteur 4
NaamVandelanotte
InitialenS
InstituutKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
StadLeuven
Auteur 5
NaamSpileers
InitialenW
InstituutKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
StadLeuven
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