[Soft roentgen therapy in cutaneous metastases of the eyelids].

Abstract

HISTORY:

Within 6 months a 88-year-old woman developed cutaneous metastases with infiltration of the eye-lid so that an opening of the eye-lids became impossible. The primary tumor histologically resembled a mamma carcinoma.

THERAPY:

Within a few days the cutaneous metastases of the eye-lids decreased by using x-ray therapy with the Dermopan II with a single dosage of 5 Gy and a total dosage of 35 Gy on the eye-lids. Even 12 months after palliative therapy the opening of the eye-lids was possible without any problems.

CONCLUSIONS:

By using the x-ray therapy immediate and gentle help could be given to the terminally ill patients so that eye-lid surgery could be avoided.

• Authors: J Pilz, H J Vogt
• Journal: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (Klin Monbl Augenheilkd) Vol. 206 Issue 1 Pg. 52-3 (Jan 1995) ISSN: 0023-2165 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Röntgenweichstrahltherapie bei kutanen Metastasen der Augenlider.
• PMID: 7534846 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Breast Neoplasms (radiotherapy)
• Eyelid Neoplasms (radiotherapy, secondary)
• Female
• Humans
• Palliative Care
• Radiotherapy Dosage
• Skin Neoplasms (radiotherapy, secondary)