Article

Boron neutron capture therapy for recurrent oral cancer and metastasis of cervical lymph node.

Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Division of Medicine for Function and Morphology of Sensory Organs, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi Takatsuki City, Osaka, Japan.
Applied radiation and isotopes: including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine (impact factor: 1.09). 04/2009; 67(7-8 Suppl):S47-9. DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.019
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT We treated 6 patients with recurrent oral cancer and metastasis to the cervical lymph nodes after conventional treatments in 5 and non-conventional in 1 using BNCT, and herein report our results. The clinical response in our patients ranged from CR to PD. In 5 cases, spontaneous pain decreased immediately after BNCT. Three of the 6 are alive at the time of writing and we found that BNCT contributed to QOL improvement in all.

0 0
 · 
0 Bookmarks
 · 
23 Views
Data provided are for informational purposes only. Although carefully collected, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The impact factor represents a rough estimation of the journal's impact factor and does not reflect the actual current impact factor. Publisher conditions are provided by RoMEO. Differing provisions from the publisher's actual policy or licence agreement may be applicable.

Keywords

6 patients
 
cervical lymph nodes
 
conventional treatments
 
CR
 
herein report
 
non-conventional
 
recurrent oral cancer
 
spontaneous pain
 

Y Kimura