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KMID : 0613319960020020155
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Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Soceity
1996 Volume.2 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.161
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Interstitial Brachytherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Extremity (Preliminary Report)
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Kim Ju-Ree
Chun Mi-Son
Kim Byung-Suck
Kang Seung-Hee
Hong Jeong
Ahn Jae-In
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Abstract
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Between May 1995 and May 1996, six patients with either soft tissue sarcoma or aggressive fibromatosis underwent wide-margin resection with limb-sparing surgery and radiotherapy including interstitial implant or brachytherapy. Brachytherapy consisted of high dose rate, Iridium-192 implant which delivered 400-1200 cGy with 200 cGy/fraction, twice a day, starting on 6th day after surgery. Four weeks after surgery, total dose of up to 50-55 Gy was delivered to the tumor bed with wide margin by the external beam radiotherapy. The combination of conservative surgery, high dose rate brachytherapy using Iridium-192, and external beam radiotherapy offers the preserving of limb function with less acute and chronic morbidity for the patients with soft tissue sarcoma of extremities.
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KEYWORD
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Soft tissue sarcoma, Limb-sparing surgery, Brachytherapy
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