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The Long‐Term Impact of Facial Palsy on the Quality of Life of Vestibular Schwannoma Patients

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare long‐term quality of life (QoL) of vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients with and without facial palsy. Study design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Tertiary referral centre. Methods To assess QoL, VS patients completed the Penn Acoustic Quality of Life (PANQOL) questionnaire twice: at baseline and 6 years later.
Wieneke M. A. van Vollenhoven, Olaf M. Neve, Martijn J. A. Malessy, Radboud W. Koot, Capi C. Wever, Jeroen C. Jansen, Erik F. Hensen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiation in Veterinary Practice: Paradigm Shift Toward Precision and Curative Approaches

Life
Ionizing radiation therapy has undergone a clear paradigm shift in veterinary oncology and inflammatory disease management, moving from mainly palliative use toward structured, curative treatment programs.
Sorin Marian Mârza, Camelia Munteanu, Radu Lăcătuş, Ionel Papuc, Florin Dumitru Bora, Robert Cristian Purdoiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stereotactic Irradiation of GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012
Radiotherapy (RT) is often employed in patients with acromegaly refractory to medical and/or surgical interventions in order to prevent tumour regrowth and normalize elevated GH and IGF-I levels. It achieves tumour control and hormone normalization up to
G. Minniti, C. Scaringi, D. Amelio, R. Maurizi Enrici   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traditional Chinese Medicine for lung cancer: Mechanisms, clinical evidence, and future perspectives

Precision Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract represents the risk factors for lung cancer, TCM efficacy and clinical outcomes to future challenges. Abstract Lung cancer remains a leading cause of global cancer mortality. Despite advances in conventional treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, challenges including drug resistance, toxicity ...
Zhangdeng Chen, Liujun Bao
wiley   +1 more source

CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System for Pituitary Tumors and Pulmonary Cancer Bone Metastases: Initiating a New Chapter in Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi
The CyberKnife, an acronym for the stereotactic radiosurgery platform, represents an image-guided stereotactic radiotherapy technique. This technology precisely delivers ionizing radiation to tissues, effectively damaging tumor cells, and is suitable for
CHENG Weishi, LIAN Xin, PANG Tingtian, ZHANG Yue, SUN Yuliang, LIU Zhikai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Associated with Human Papilloma Virus

Frontiers in Oncology, 2013
Stereotactic body radiotherapy has emerged as a treatment for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in the field of prior radiation. We report a case of its use in an HPV positive patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the right base ...
Brian Craig Rodgers, Prakash eNeupane, Christopher eLominska, Yelizaveta eShnayder   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new perspective on cancer treatment: the interaction and application prospect between ICIs and radiotherapy

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and radiotherapy synergistically enhances efficacy through an “antigen release‐immune activation” closed‐loop mechanism, significantly improving outcomes in solid tumors (e.g., lung cancer, melanoma).
Guiling Song, Lei Wang, Guopeng Zhao, Song Tan, Xin Liu, Xinghua Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiotherapy in selected non-oncological neurological disorders – efficacy and safety

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Radiotherapy, once limited to oncology, is now emerging as a therapeutic option for non-neoplastic neurological disorders. Advances in stereotactic techniques such as Gamma Knife and CyberKnife allow for precise functional targeting ...
Klaudia Kulig, Maksymilian Wiśniowski, Aneta Redner, Michal Popiel, Kamil Dziekoński, Patrycja Zwierzchlewska, Kacper Buczek, Kamila Smala, Dominik Stanibuła, Ada Wiśniowska   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy after Transarterial Chemoembolisation Failure in an Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Presentation

Case Reports in Hepatology, 2013
Introduction. Transarterial chemoembolization is the first-line treatment in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. There is no standard treatment after transarterial chemoembolization failure. We report the case of a patient with advanced hepatocellular
Francesco Fiorica, Carlo Greco, Sergio Boccia, Sergio Sartori, Antonio Stefanelli, Francesco Cartei, Stefano Ursino   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment for paraganglioma with stereotactic radiotherapy

World Journal of Clinical Cases
BACKGROUND Paragangliomas (PG) are rare neoplasms of neuroendocrine origin that tend to be highly vascularized, slow-growing, and usually sporadic. To date, common treatment options are surgical resection (SR), with or without radiation therapy (RT), and a watch-and-wait approach.
Pontoriero, Antonio, Critelli, Paola, Zeppieri, Marco, Angileri, Filippo Flavio, Ius, Tamara   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources