Publications by authors named "Erik Lappinen"

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety, toxicity, and planning concerns involved in accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for patients with breast cancer who have a pacemaker or an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) and who desire breast conservation.

Methods: We performed a review of prospectively obtained data for patients with early-stage breast cancer with a pacemaker or AICD treated between April 2007 and July 2010. Patients were treated with either 3D conformal external beam irradiation (3D-CRT) or high-dose rate balloon brachytherapy (HDRBB) as performed in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Nowel Project (NSABP) B-39/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0413 protocol.

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Phantom limb pain (PLP) may occur in nearly 80% of amputation patients. Current research has highlighted several changes that occur in the nociception pathway post amputation. With this knowledge, novel therapies were found that could decrease PLP.

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