Helical Tomotherapy with Intensity Modulated and Image Guided Radiotherapy in Skull Base Tumors: Two Case Reports

Abstract

Abstract

Inoperable malignant tumours of the skull base have poor prognosis. The aim of treatment is commonly to provide a better quality of life with the local control of the disease. This paper presents the case of 2 patients with skull base tumours who were admitted to our clinic and treated with intensity modulated radiotherapy with tomotherapy. In both cases, subjective side effects and complaints decreased through the application of an average dose of 54Gy. Our article concludes with an evaluation of the effectiveness of helical tomotherapy with references to the lietrature.

Key Words: Radiotherapy; skull base tumours; tomotherapy

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Journal Of Turgut Ozal Medical Center

Öz

Kafa tabanı tümörlerinde cerrahi uygulanmazsa prognoz kötüdür ve tedavi çoğunlukla primer hastalığı kontrol altına alıp hasta için tatminkar yaşam kalitesi sağlamayı amaçlar. Kliniğimize başvuran 2 kafa tabanı tümörüne helikal tomoterapi ile uygulanan yoğunluk ayarlı radyoterapi sonuçları tartışılmıştır. Her iki hastamızda da subjektif yakınmalarda azalma görülmüştür. Hastalarımıza ortalama 54 Gy radyoterapi uygulanmıştır Bu makalede kafa tabanı tümörü nedeniyle cerrahi rezeksiyon uygulanamayan 2 hastada helikal tomoterapinin etkinliği tartışılmaya çalışılmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Radyoterapi, kafa tabanı tümörleri, tomoterapi

Kaynakça

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