Experience of radioactive needle implants in the Institute of Radiotherapy Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Lim, G.C.; Azhar, M.T.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 52(1): 33-37
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 10968051 Document Number: 470274
This retrospective study of radioactive needle implants at the Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital serves as an audit of our practice as well as a demonstration of the usefulness of this technique of brachytherapy. A variety of tumour sites were implanted, of which over two-thirds involved the tongue and buccal mucosa. Although most of the implants were carried out with radical intent, one-tenth of these implants were performed for palliation. Radiotherapy techniques employed are described. The crude survival ranged from 1 month to 109 months while the disease free interval ranged from 0 months to 102 months.