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Radioactive suture in the treatment of head and neck cancer
Author(s) -
Goode Richard L.,
Fee Willard,
Goffinet Donald,
Martinez Alvaro
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197903000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , vicryl , fibrous joint , head and neck cancer , implant , surgery , head and neck , malignancy , absorbable suture , radiation therapy , pathology
I‐125 seeds in Vicryl suture have been used as a radioactive suture in 24 cases of advanced malignancy of the head and neck. Twelve cases had metastatic carcinoma attached to the internal or common carotid artery. The goal was to excise surgically as much tumor as possible, then implant any residual tumor with this radioactive suture which remains as a permanent implant (half‐life of 60 days)