[Interstitial radiotherapy with 125I in non-resectable pancreatic carcinoma]

V Arcuri; G V Tommasi; V Casolino; P Ceppa; R Colacino; U Valente

[Interstitial radiotherapy with 125I in non-resectable pancreatic carcinoma]

Minerva Chir. 1995 Jan-Feb;50(1-2):7-14.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

V Arcuri¹, G V Tommasi, V Casolino, P Ceppa, R Colacino, U Valente

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università degli Studi di Genova.

PMID: 7617264

Abstract

The authors analyze results of 220 patients suffering from pancreatic cancer treated in their department from 1982 to 1992. Among these patients 24 of them underwent surgical operation for positioning of radioactive pills. The discussion is on indication and results of this technique, considering also what's reported in scientific literature on the argument.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / mortality
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy*
Aged
Brachytherapy*
Female
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreatic Neoplasms / mortality
Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Survival Rate

Substances

Iodine Radioisotopes