Mold brachytherapy in Bowen's disease: a case report and review of the literature


HÜRMÜZ P., ERSOY EVANS S., Yapici B., Gurdalli S., Saglam Y., ŞAHİN S., ...More

TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, vol.21, no.2, pp.102-106, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.102-106
  • Keywords: Aged, 80 and over, Bowen's disease, brachytherapy, carcinoma/pathology/radiotherapy, skin neoplasms/radiotherapy
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Bowen's disease is a disease that must be treated because of its potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma. There are many treatment options including radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is an effective in the treatment with a variety of application procedures. Here, we present a patient with Bowen disease who was treated with mold brachytherapy in our department and a review of the literature was made.