High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Mycosis Fungoides of the Wrist - International Journal of Clinical Medicine

IJCM > Vol.6 No.3, March 2015

International Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 3 (March 2015)

ISSN Print: 2158-284X ISSN Online: 2158-2882

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High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Mycosis Fungoides of the Wrist ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.63020 4,391 Downloads 5,474 Views Citations

Author(s)

Gaurav Shukla¹, Virginia Lockamy¹, James Keller¹, Joya Sahu², Barbara Pro³, Onder Alpdogan³, Wenyin Shi^1*

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
²Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

ABSTRACT

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma accounting for approximately half of all cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for early stage MF and has been shown to result in long-term disease-free intervals, with even curative potential. Radiation is also effective as palliative treatment for the localized lesion resistant to the topic or other treatments. In the current study, we report using high dose rate (HDR) radiation treatment for a patient with resistant mycosis fungoides involving the wrist. We report a convenient treatment with an ideal radiation dose distribution, and a excellent clinical outcome.

KEYWORDS

Mycosis Fungoides, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Radiation Therapy, High Dose Rate (HDR)

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Shukla, G. , Lockamy, V. , Keller, J. , Sahu, J. , Pro, B. , Alpdogan, O. and Shi, W. (2015) High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Mycosis Fungoides of the Wrist. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6, 154-157. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.63020.

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