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4/2012
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Case report

Radical interstitial HDR brachytherapy in treatment of recurrent vulvar cancer: a case study

Sylwia Kellas-Ślęczka
,
Brygida Białas
,
Piotr Wojcieszek
,
Marek Fijałkowski
,
Marta Szlag
,
Agnieszka Cholewka

Przegląd Menopauzalny 2012; 4: 329–333
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2012.30248
Online publish date: 2012/09/08
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Background: Recurrences in vulvar cancer are a very important problem. It is estimated that even in multimodality treatment, about 10-20% of patients with the early stage and 50-70% with the advanced disease will develop recurrences. Interstitial High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy as a “boost” or as a sole treatment is one of the possible techniques in local failures in vulvar cancer therapy.

Case report: We report a case of a vulvar cancer local recurrence in a 90-year-old patient after primary surgery who was treated successfully and radically with interstitial HDR brachytherapy.

Conclusion: Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy in selected patients with a vulvar cancer local recurrence is

an effective and safe method which allows to preserve organ functions with good cosmetic results.
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interstitial HDR brachytherapy, vulvar cancer, local recurrence
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