Diffuse choroidal hemangioma: IMRT versus episcleral plaque brachytherapy [PDF]
Taiwan Journal of OphthalmologyPURPOSE: The purpose of this review is to demonstrate the safety and procedures involved in the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and three-dimensional (3D)-conformal techniques for the management of diffuse choroidal hemangioma (DCH ...
Adannia Ufondu +4 more
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Episcleral Iodine-125 radioactive plaque brachytherapy as a salvage treatment for retinoblastoma in the era of intraarterial chemotherapy [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2022 Background. Retinoblastoma shows high rates of recurrence after initial chemotherapy (systemic or intraarterial). Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of iodine-125 radioactive plaque brachytherapy as a salvage treatment with globe-preserving
Ahmet Murat Sarıcı +5 more
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A Prognostic Score for the Prediction of Local Treatment Failure in Plaque Brachytherapy of Uveal Melanoma [PDF]
Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2023 Purpose: To develop a prognostic score that correlates to a low, medium, and high incidence of treatment failure after plaque brachytherapy of uveal melanoma (UM).
Ruba Kal Omar, UG +4 more
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Relationship between gene expression profile class and tumor thickness regression after plaque brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma [PDF]
International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2022 Background and objective To examine the relationship between gene expression profile class and tumor thickness reduction as measured by ultrasonography in response to plaque brachytherapy using a single-center, retrospective cohort study. Methods A total
Arjun Sharma +2 more
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Adolescent Plaque Brachytherapy for Large Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Carcinoid Tumor [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2021 The purpose of this publication is to report a child with choroidal metastasis from a primary lung carcinoid tumor treated with 125-iodine plaque brachytherapy while achieving complete tumor regression.
Marcos A. Crespo +5 more
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Expanded Indications of Plaque Brachytherapy
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Radiotherapy is now a widely accepted treatment modality in oncology. Plaque brachytherapy is an effective eye and vision sparing alternative to enucleation for patients with intraocular tumours.
Rashmi Singh +2 more
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Staged Eye-Plaque Brachytherapy: A Novel Approach for Large Uveal Melanoma [PDF]
Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report our experience regarding the development of a staged eye-plaque brachytherapy approach for large uveal melanoma lesions which would otherwise require enucleation due to toxicity from a single-session ...
Neil Chevli, MD +5 more
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Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of cataract surgery after plaque brachytherapy for posterior uveal melanoma [PDF]
HeliyonPurpose: To examine incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of cataract surgery after plaque brachytherapy for posterior uveal melanoma. Design: Retrospective interventional cohort study contrasted with general population data.
Viktor T. Gill, Gustav Stålhammar
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Histopathology of Intraocular Medulloepithelioma following Iodine-125 Plaque Brachytherapy [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2022 We report the case of a 15-year-old female with a medulloepithelioma who underwent enucleation following plaque brachytherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the histopathological findings of medulloepithelioma following brachytherapy ...
Sukriti Mohan +3 more
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Reduced blood flow by laser speckle flowgraphy after 125I-plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background To determine whether reductions in retinal and choroidal blood flow measured by laser speckle flowgraphy are detected after 125I-plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma. Methods In a cross-sectional study, retinal and choroidal blood flow were
Michelle R. Tamplin +10 more
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