Three cases of epithelial skin cancer treated with high energy electron beam.
- Author:
Young Ho YOU
;
Soo Byung CHOI
;
Jong Yuk YI
;
Baik Kee CHO
;
Il Bong COI
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Epithelial Skin Caner;
High Energy Electron Beam Therapy;
Basal Cell Carcinoma;
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Basal Cell;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Cheek;
Humans;
Lip;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Recurrence;
Skin Neoplasms*;
Skin*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1993;31(5):829-934
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Higt energy electron beam therapy is a method which is used for the treatment of superficial tumors (less than 5 cm deep) with a characteristically sharp drop-off in dose beyond the tumor. This method offers distinct advantages in dose uniformity and in minimizing the dose to deeper tissues. We report herein three cases of epithelial skin cancer treated with high energy electron beam. The first patient was a 79-year-old male who had primary basal cell carcinoma(BCC) on the right lateral canthus. The second patient was a 67-year-old male who had recurreiit BCC on the right cheek. Both of them received electron beam therapy on the lesion and there were no clinical relapse signs over 1 year. The third patient was a 46-year-old male who had squamous cells, carcinoma on the lower lip. He also received electron beam therapy on the lesion, but it recurred.
