Open AccessCerrobend shielding stents for buccal carcinoma patients
Author(s) -
Karma Yangchen,
Saumyendra Vikram Singh,
Himanshi Aggarwal,
Raghuwar Dayal Singh,
Ramashanker Siddharth,
Niraj Mishra,
Shalini Tripathi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.144688
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , radiation therapy , buccal administration , adverse effect , stent , radiology , surgery , dentistry
Buccal carcinoma is one of the most common oral malignant neoplasms, especially in the South Asian region. Radiotherapy, which plays a significant role in the treatment of this carcinoma, has severe adverse effects. Different types of prosthesis may be constructed to protect healthy tissues from the adverse effects of treatment and concentrate radiation in the region of the tumor mass. However, the technique for fabrication of shielding stent with Lipowitz's alloy (cerrobend/Wood's alloy) has not been well documented. This article describes detailed technique for fabrication of such a stent for unilateral buccal carcinoma patients to spare the unaffected oral cavity from potential harmful effects associated with radiotherapy.