Pre-operative high-dose-rate brachytherapy in early-stage cervical cancer: long-term single-center results.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to report the outcomes of pre-operative high-dose-rate brachytherapy (pHDR-BT), followed by hysterectomy in patients with early cervical cancer.

Material And Methods: From January, 1998 to December, 2003, 113 women with IB1, IB2, and IIA1 cervical cancer (according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [FIGO] 2018) were treated with pHDR-BT, and 6 to 8 weeks later followed by radical hysterectomy. Patients found to have positive lymph nodes, residual cervical cancer, involved parametria, or lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) received post-operative adjuvant therapy.

Individual multi-catheter mould technique in high-dose-rate brachytherapy - personalized approach in treating multifocal angiosarcoma of the face.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to report individual surface mould multi-catheter high-dose-rate (IMM HDR) application as a salvage treatment for a head and neck angiosarcoma patient, previously treated with surgery followed by external beam radiotherapy.

Material And Methods: A 74-year-old male reported to our center with an uncommon malignant neoplasm of blood vessels. The patient was qualified for a wide local excision (WLE) of tumor with simultaneous reconstruction using a free-flap collected from the patient's thigh.

Nineteen-year single-center experience in 76 patients with penile cancer treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

Purpose: To report the outcomes for 76 patients with penile cancer treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) at a single institution.

Methods: Seventy-six patients with penile cancer treated with HDR-BT in our department between October 1998 and September 2018 were analyzed. Seventy underwent interstitial HDR-BT (fractionation dose range of 3-3.

QuantiFERON-TB-GOLD In-Tube in patients with sarcoidosis.

Introduction: Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis (TB) are the diseases that share many similarities. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture results are the gold standard for the diagnosis of TB, but false positive results are not rare. The aim was to evaluate the utility of QFT in detecting latent TB infection in a group of sarcoidosis patients with negative history of TB and negative culture/BACTEC results, and checking sarcoidosis activity influence on the QFT results.

Salvage high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally recurrent prostate cancer after primary radiotherapy failure.

Background And Purpose: To evaluate high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR BT) as a salvage modality for locally recurrent prostate cancer after primary radiotherapy failure.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-three prostate cancer patients, who locally relapsed after radiotherapy, were treated with salvage HDR BT. The schedule was three implantations, every two weeks, with 10Gy per implant, to a total dose of 30Gy.

Interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy in locally advanced and recurrent vulvar cancer.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to report our experience with high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR-ISBT) in locally advanced and recurrent vulvar cancer.

Material And Methods: Between 2004 and 2014, fourteen women with locally advanced or recurrent vulvar cancer were treated using HDR-ISBT in our Centre. High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy was performed as a separate treatment or in combination with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) (given prior to brachytherapy).

The effectiveness and side effects of conformal external beam radiotherapy combined with high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost compared to conformal external beam radiotherapy alone in patients with prostate cancer.

Background: Clinical data that compare external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) combined with high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) boost versus EBRT alone are scarce. The analysis of published studies suggest that biochemical relapse-free survival in combined EBRT and HDR-BT may be superior compared to EBRT alone. We retrospectively examined the effectiveness and tolerance of both schemes in a single center study.

High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for mucinous adenocarcinoma endocervical-type--a case study.

Background: Adenocarcinoma in cervical cancer has poorer response rate to treatment and requires longer time to achieve complete remission than squamous cell carcinoma [1]. Lower response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is observed [2,3,4,5] and the optimal management remains undefined [1,4,6,7].

Case: We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with bulky mucinous adenocarcinoma endocervical-type G1, treated previously with radiochemotherapy with no visible response.

Interstitial HDR brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in early stage mobile tongue cancers in young patients - Gliwice experience.

Purpose: In early stage mobile tongue cancer radical radiotherapy offers good local control and organ preservation, which is especially important in the group of young patients. In our department, for many years HDR-BT has been performed in mobile tongue cancers as a sole treatment or as a "boost" with EBRT. The aim of the study was to show our experience with HDR-BT in early stage mobile tongue cancers among young patients.

[Comparison of quantitative computerized angiography and intravascular ultrasound in assessment of renal artery stenosis in patients with renovascular hypertension treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with concomitant intravascular brachytherapy].

Unlabelled: Renal Angiography and IntraVascular UltraSonography (IVUS), are valuable diagnosis methods for assessment of renovascular hypertension (RVH). Endovascular techniques employing percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) are effective for therapy of ischaemic nephropathy in patients with RVH. Success of PTRA is limited by a significant rate of restenosis.

Comparison of early and late efficacy of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with or without subsequent brachytherapy: the effect on blood pressure in patients with renovascular hypertension.

Background: Scarce data exist concerning the long-term effect of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) enhanced with intravascular gamma brachytherapy (IVBT) in patients with renovascular hypertension.

Methods: Seventy one patients aged 52 +/- 8 years with refractory renovascular hypertension were randomized to Group I (PTRA + IVBT) or Group II (PTRA). For the IVBT procedure, the PARIS catheter and Microselectron HDR (Nucletron) system was employed.

Salvage brachytherapy for local recurrences of prostate cancer treated previously with radiotherapy.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to analyze early effects and toxicity of salvage high dose rate brachytherapy for local recurrences of adenocarcinoma of the prostate after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).

Material And Methods: In MCS Memorial Institute of Oncology in Gliwice a research programme on salvage HDR brachytherapy for local recurrences of prostate cancer treated previously with EBRT has been ongoing since February 2008. The treatment consisted of 3 fractions of 10 Gy each given every 14 days.

Effects of short- and long-term efficacy of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with or without intravascular brachytherapy on regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with renovascular hypertension.

Introduction: The largest group of patients with secondary hypertension comprises individuals with renovascular hypertension resulting from renal artery stenosis that is a potentially removable condition. It is caused by atherosclerosis in 70-80% of patients.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) procedure performed after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) on left ventricular (LV) function, mass regression and type of hypertrophy (LVH) determined on echocardiography during long-term follow-up.

Tolerance and efficacy of preoperative intracavitary HDR brachytherapy in IB and IIA cervical cancer.

Purpose: The aim of this work is to analyze the efficacy and tolerance of preoperative intracavitary HDR brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in patients with IB and IIA cervical cancer.

Material And Methods: 139 patients with cervical cancer IB-IIA with preoperative HDR-BT, out of which 60 patients with cervical cancer IB (43.2%) and 79 with IIA (56.

Angiographic and intravascular ultrasound assessment of immediate and 9-month efficacy of percutaneous transluminal renal artery balloon angioplasty with subsequent brachytherapy in patients with renovascular hypertension.

Background/aim: Scarce data exist concerning the long-term effect of renal balloon angioplasty (PTRA) enhanced by intravascular gamma-brachytherapy (IVBT) in patients with renovascular hypertension. The aim of this randomized study was to evaluate long-term outcome after PTRA with IVBT in patients with renal artery stenosis.

Patients And Methods: 71 patients with renovascular hypertension were randomized into group I (PTRA + IVBT) or group II (PTRA).

[Pleural mesothelioma--case with effusion in both pleural cavities].

Etiology of the pleural exudate is not always easy to establish with the routine diagnostic procedures. We report the history of a 55-year-old man, driver--without evident occupational exposure to asbestos dust. Patient was treated in hospital because of recurrent bilateral sanguineous pleural fluid.

[Glucocorticoids in the treatment of tuberculous pleurisy].

Glucocorticosteroids (GCS), as the inhibitors of inflammatory reaction in the pleura, may exert a favourable influence on the course of tuberculous pleurisy (TP). GCS applied as an adjuvant therapy to antituberculosis treatment accelerate the regression of symptoms and signs and absorption of pleural fluid in a significant percent of patients. The controlled trials of treatment with GCS failed to show, however, any significant advantages in comparison to placebo with respect to prevention of pleural adhesions or restrictive disturbances of ventilation.

Endovascular gamma irradiation of the iliac arteries: 1-year results from a clinical safety and feasibility study.

Purpose: To estimate safety and feasibility of vascular brachytherapy in iliac arteries.

Methods: Fourteen patients (11 men; mean age 56.7+/-9.

Vascular brachytherapy after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of superficial femoral arteries-Polish pilot group.

Purpose: The article presents the results of treatment with vascular brachytherapy (VBT) in superficial femoral arteries. This method aims to minimize frequency of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).

Method: Treatment was carried out in 20 cases.