PurposeRadiotherapy (XRT) for spine sarcomas is constrained by spinal cord, nerve, and viscera tolerance. Negative surgical margins are uncommon; hence, doses of >or=66 Gy are recommended. A Phase II clinical trial evaluated high-dose photo…
From November 1981 through December 1987, 207 patients received whole-abdomen irradiation (WAI) for gynecologic malignancies at the Mayo Clinic. In seven (3%) of these patients, chylous ascites subsequently developed; one additional patient…
We have previously reported our observations of epithelial tumor cell expression of transcripts and protein antigens of CSF-1 and transcripts of a protein closely related--if not identical--to the CSF-1 receptor in ovarian and endometrial n…
Among 82 cases of deep seated tumors treated by hyperthermia with an annular array applicator (AA) and/or a capacitively coupled 8 mHz system (CCS) combined with radiation therapy, 13 cases were treated by both devices. The efficiencies of …