Testicular shielding in penile brachytherapy
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Testicular shielding in penile brachytherapy
PURPOSE Penile cancer, although rare, is one of the common genitourinary cancers in India affecting mostly aged uncircumcised males. For patients presenting with small superficial lesions < 3 cm restricted to glans, surgery, radical external radiation or brachytherapy may be offered, the latter being preferred as it allows organ and function preservation. In patients receiving brachytherapy, te...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1689-832X
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2015.56410