Retrospective Analysis of Surface Brachytherapy for Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Extremities

The gold standard for treatment of early stage non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) is surgery. In patients with NMSC of the extremities, complications from definitive surgery, such as non-healing wounds are common due to poor blood flow, age, and comorbidities that delay healing. In situations where NMSC is located on the extremities, radiation therapy may be preferred as it does not involve surgical excision and thus may reduce the rate of non-healing wound formation. We have used a modern version of brachytherapy, the ‘3D topographic applicator brachytherapy’ (3TAB), to treat NMSC since 2010.

Source: Brachytherapy - May 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: David Olek, Mathew Gestaut, Moataz El-Ghamry, Niloyjyoti Deb, Subhakar Mutyala Source Type: research