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- Title
Radioterapia superficial en Dermatología. Treinta años de experiencia en el Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga.
- Authors
Ponce-Olivera, Rosa María; Fierro-Arias, Leonel; Peyro-Quiñones, Enrique; Peniche-Castellanos, Amelia
- Abstract
Background: Superficial radiotherapy has been used with therapeutic purposes in Dermatology since the mid-twentieth century. Its main use has been in cutaneous Oncology. However, the practice has fallen into disuse for various reasons. Objectives: To report the experience in the last three decades of using superficial radiotherapy in our dermatology department, and to describe some clinical and epidemiological characteristics of treated patients. Material and method: A retrospective, observational, analytical and descriptive study was performed. Records of patients treated with superficial radiotherapy in the last thirty years of using this therapy were analyzed. Results: During the studied period 1,645 cases were treated. The gender distribution was higher for women in a relation of 1.8:1. The average age was 55.5 years. The most frequent diagnoses were: basal cell carcinoma (57%), keloids (27%) and squamous cell carcinoma (7%). The nose was the most common topography. Dermopan II® was the most used equipment, and the dose was 4,500 total accumulated rads. Conclusion: The use of superficial radiotherapy, as shown by our experience, proved to be a good tool for the treatment of several entities, predominantly in those diagnosed as a malignant tumor. However, its use was discontinued due to unfavorable conditions.
- Subjects
MEXICO; SKIN disease radiotherapy; MEDICAL care; RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER treatment; SKIN cancer; RADIATION therapy equipment; HOSPITALS; HISTORY
- Publication
Dermatología Revista Mexicana, 2015, Vol 59, Issue 3, p195
- ISSN
0185-4038
- Publication type
Article