Squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate in a 106-year-old woman treated with mold brachytherapy. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Iijima, Yosuke; Hino, Shunsuke; Masuda, Issei; Kawano, Ryutaro; Kaneko, Takahiro; Horie, Norio; Shimoyama, Tetsuo
• Is Part Of: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, medicine, and pathology. Volume 29:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 53
• Page End: 55
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Brachytherapy -- Centenarian -- Hard palate -- Squamous cell carcinoma; Mouth -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Oral medicine -- Periodicals; Mouth -- Diseases -- Pathogenesis -- Periodicals; Surgery, Oral -- Periodicals; Oral Medicine -- Periodicals; Pathology, Oral -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Surgery; Mouth -- Diseases -- Pathogenesis; Mouth -- Surgery; Oral medicine; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Electronic journals -- Medicine; Periodicals; 617.522059
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoms.2016.07.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-5566

Abstract

Abstract: Studies of cancer treatment for centenarians (those who reach 100 years old) have been relatively rare. We present a case of hard palate squamous cell carcinoma in a 106-year-old woman treated using customized mold high-dose-rate brachytherapy, with 4 years of follow-up.