Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2013;(1):46-48

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2013.01.012

CT guided embedding of 125I by puncturing tissue through the cutis in patients with metastatic lung tumors

Chi CAO ; Long CHENG ; Dahai YU ; Guojun LI ; Ning CUI ; Haijiang WU

Keywords

Neoplasm metastasis; Lung; Brachytherapy; Iodine radioisotopes; Tomography,X-ray computed

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical application and safety of treatment of percutaneous radioactive 125I seed implantation treatment in lung metastases under CT guidance.Methods Twenty-seven lung metastatic malignancy cases (67 nodules) were studied.Eighteen cases (46 nodules) were hepatic cancer,4 cases (9 nodules) were prostate cancer,and 5 cases (12 nodules) were breast carcinoma.Diameters of lung nodules ranged from 0.5 cm to 4.0 cm with an average diameter of 2.1 cm.125I seeds were embedded under CT guidance,using 2 to 33 particles/nodule with an activity of 18.5 to 29.6 MBq/grain for each particle.Tumor matched peripheral dose was 90-120 Gy.Postoperative validation and quality evaluation followed.Results Four months later,24 nodules showed CR,30 showed PR,5 showed NC and 8 showed PD.The total effective rate was 80.6% (54/67).In the course of treatment,11 patients had pneumothorax,3 had heavy lung compression and 4 had hemoptysis.All conditions were improved by pleural puncture or under close follow-up observation.Conclusion 125I seed implantation is an effective and safe technique in treatment of metastatic lung tumors under CT guidance.