학술논문
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of the nose in a child treated with external radiation therapy: a case report.
Document Type
Case Study
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Source
Subject
*SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma
*RADIOTHERAPY
*INTENSITY modulated radiotherapy
*NOSE
*RADIATION doses
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ISSN
1754-6605
Abstract
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas are very rare in children. The recommended treatment for localized cancers is surgery with sufficient margins which can sometimes be mutilating especially for facial localizations. We report a rare case of facial skin carcinoma in a 13-year-old girl measuring 3 cm in diameter infiltrating the tip of the nose. The treatment was an exclusive external radiation therapy with a dose of 70 Gy in 35 fractions in standard fractionation. The technique used was intensity-modulated conformational radiotherapy. It was proposed as an alternative to surgery which could be mutilating. A complete tumour response was obtained with a good aesthetic result and without major toxicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]