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J E Tausjø

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PubMed2001

Effects of Na-sucrose octasulfate on skin and mucosa reactions during radiotherapy of head and neck cancers--a randomized prospective study.

Na sucrose octasulfate (Na SOS) was tested for ability to relieve radiation-induced acute skin and mucosal reactions in patients with head and neck cancer. Sixty patients were included in this prospective, double-blind, randomized study. Skin and mucosal reactions were scored using several variables. No statistically significant difference was found between the results with Na SOS and those with placebo for any of the variables, with the exception of skin desquamation, which showed a significant difference in the placebo group. The most likely explanation for this is that the Na SOS gel itself left behind a flaky layer that was difficult to distinguish from radiation-induced flaking. In conclusion, we cannot recommend Na SOS in the routine management of radiation-induced skin and mucosal reactions.

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PubMed1996

Brachytherapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule.

From 1985 to 1994, 23 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule were treated by brachytherapy. The TNM stage was as follows: T1N0 (9 patients), T2N0 (11 patients) and T4N0 (3 patients). Four patients had primary surgery and postoperative brachytherapy, whereas 12 patients had brachytherapy alone and 7 had tele- and brachytherapy in combination. For brachytherapy, the plastic tube technique was used. With the exception of one patient with a partial response, complete response was obtained in all patients. Two patients relapsed: one (T4N0) locally after 5 months and one (T2N0) regionally after 12 months. Both are alive and with no evidence of disease after salvage surgery. For early stage carcinoma (T1, T2) of the nasal vestibule, brachytherapy is a safe treatment yielding a high grade of local control and with good cosmetic results.

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