Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Local progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) after failure of standard therapies may cause pain, ulceration, and bleeding. As patients are fully aware of the tumor growth, they might suffer high grade anxiety. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a new local palliative treatment for skin metastases of malignant melanoma or other tumors, including squamous head e neck cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ECT in patients with local progression of PTC. METHODS: Four patients with local progression of PTC were treated with ECT based on Bleomycin, and evaluated according to tumor response, local pain and side effects. RESULTS: In all cases, some grade of tumor response was observed, lasting 6, 7, 12 and 8 months, respectively. Also, reduction of local pain and anxiety was registered in all patients. Tumor infiltrated skin necrosis was the only collateral effect of the treatment. ECT induced a tumor response in all PTC patients with improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: ECT may be an option for local palliative treatment in PTC patients with local tumor progression. |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinomaBleomycinElectrochemotherapyHead and neck cancerPalliative therapyThyroidABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Local progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) after failure of standard therapies may cause pain, ulceration, and bleeding. As patients are fully aware of the tumor growth, they might suffer high grade anxiety. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a new local palliative treatment for skin metastases of malignant melanoma or other tumors, including squamous head e neck cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ECT in patients with local progression of PTC. METHODS: Four patients with local progression of PTC were treated with ECT based on Bleomycin, and evaluated according to tumor response, local pain and side effects. RESULTS: In all cases, some grade of tumor response was observed, lasting 6, 7, 12 and 8 months, respectively. Also, reduction of local pain and anxiety was registered in all patients. Tumor infiltrated skin necrosis was the only collateral effect of the treatment. ECT induced a tumor response in all PTC patients with improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: ECT may be an option for local palliative treatment in PTC patients with local tumor progression.Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial.2016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000300285Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology v.82 n.3 2016reponame:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyinstname:Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)instacron:ABORL-CCF10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.05.008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGrau,Juan JoséCaballero,MiguelLangdon,CristobalBernal-Sprekelsen,ManuelBlanch,Jose Luiseng2016-06-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1808-86942016000300285Revistahttp://www.bjorl.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevista@aborlccf.org.br||revista@aborlccf.org.br1808-86861808-8686opendoar:2016-06-27T00:00Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)false |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma Grau,Juan José Bleomycin Electrochemotherapy Head and neck cancer Palliative therapy Thyroid |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma |
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Grau,Juan José |
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Grau,Juan José Caballero,Miguel Langdon,Cristobal Bernal-Sprekelsen,Manuel Blanch,Jose Luis |
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Caballero,Miguel Langdon,Cristobal Bernal-Sprekelsen,Manuel Blanch,Jose Luis |
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Grau,Juan José Caballero,Miguel Langdon,Cristobal Bernal-Sprekelsen,Manuel Blanch,Jose Luis |
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Bleomycin Electrochemotherapy Head and neck cancer Palliative therapy Thyroid |
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Bleomycin Electrochemotherapy Head and neck cancer Palliative therapy Thyroid |
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Local progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) after failure of standard therapies may cause pain, ulceration, and bleeding. As patients are fully aware of the tumor growth, they might suffer high grade anxiety. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a new local palliative treatment for skin metastases of malignant melanoma or other tumors, including squamous head e neck cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ECT in patients with local progression of PTC. METHODS: Four patients with local progression of PTC were treated with ECT based on Bleomycin, and evaluated according to tumor response, local pain and side effects. RESULTS: In all cases, some grade of tumor response was observed, lasting 6, 7, 12 and 8 months, respectively. Also, reduction of local pain and anxiety was registered in all patients. Tumor infiltrated skin necrosis was the only collateral effect of the treatment. ECT induced a tumor response in all PTC patients with improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: ECT may be an option for local palliative treatment in PTC patients with local tumor progression. |
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