Mold brachytherapy in Bowen's disease: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Bowen's disease is a disease that must be treated because of its potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma. There are many treatment options including radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is an effective in the treatment with a variety of application procedures. Here, we present a patient with Bowen disease who was treated with mold brachytherapy in our department and a review of the literature was made.

Keywords

• Bowen's Disease,Aged, 80 and over,Brachytherapy,Skin Neoplasms

Bowen hastalığı tedavisinde mold brakiterapisi: Bir olgu nedeni ile literatür derlemesi

Öz

Bowen hastalığı, invaziv skuamöz hücreli karsinoma dönüşme potansiyeli nedeniyle tedavi edilmesi gereken bir hastalıktır. Çeşitli tedavi seçeneklerine sahip olan hastalıkta radyoterapi etkin bir yöntemtir. Literatürde farklı radyoterapi uygulama yöntemleri bildirilmiştir. Bu yazıda, bölümümüzde mold brakiterapisi ile tedavi edilen bir olguda Bowen hastalığının tedavisi ile ilgili yapılan literatür derlemesi sunuldu.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• 80 yaş ve üstü, Bowen hastalığı, brakiterapi, karsinom/patoloji/radyoterapi, cilt neoplazisi/radyoterapi

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