AI Article Synopsis
- A painful maxillary sinus metastasis in previously treated tissue needed palliative care.
- The lesion was effectively treated using an outpatient procedure involving computed tomography-guided palladium-103 implantation, which resolved both the swelling and pain.
- This method of permanent seed brachytherapy offers a fast, effective, and low-cost option for treating paranasal malignancy.
Article Abstract
Introduction: A painful maxillary sinus metastasis in previously irradiated tissue required palliation.
Methods And Materials: Lesion was treated by computed tomography-guided palladium103 implantation as an outpatient procedure; the lesion and its attendant facial pain and swelling resolved completely.
Conclusion: Computed tomography-guided permanent seed brachytherapy is a novel, rapid, effective, and low resource cost method of treating paranasal malignancy.
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