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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology2021

Palliative brachytherapy to axilla and hypopharynx in elderly patient with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - case report.

Gokula Kumar Appalanaido, Syadwa Abdul Shukor, Ang Soo Fan, Soon Eu Chong, Hasma Hussin, Noor Khairiah A Karim, Leow Voon Meng, Mohd Zahri Abdul Aziz

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Gokula Kumar AppalanaidoAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Syadwa Abdul ShukorRadiotherapy and Oncology Department, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0539-0266
Ang Soo FanNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Soon Eu ChongAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Hasma HussinAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5423-9303
Noor Khairiah A KarimAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8176-3939
Leow Voon MengAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Mohd Zahri Abdul AzizAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-925X

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Abstract

Brachytherapy (BT) is an important local treatment of tumor and it can be applied to different anatomical sites either in a curative or palliative setting. BT can deliver large dose of radiation to the tumor while sparing the surrounding normal tissue which translates into a better therapeutic ratio compared to external beam radiotherapy. However, the evidence for the use of brachytherapy in the palliative setting is lacking in the literature. In this case report, we describe the brachytherapy technique and outcome of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx who underwent palliative brachytherapy to the hypopharynx and metastatic tumor at the right axilla.

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axillabrachytherapyelderlyhypopharynxsquamous cell carcinoma

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PMCPMC8382068

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