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Local, so-called incurable, recurrences of breast or genital cancers were as therapeutic challenge in the past. The authors undertook a pilot trial of laser treatment in 45 patients, as a palliative measure, in view of the serious psychological and physical problems experienced by these women
From April 1985 to March 1986 there were 48 cases of laser breast operations. Twelve cases of breast cancer were treated by modified radical mastectomy using a CO2 laser. Another twelve cases of breast cancer were treated conventionally using a scalped and electrocautery for the purpose of
BACKGROUND
Widespread mammography has resulted in the increased detection of breast cancer <1.5 cm. It may be possible to treat these small tumors with in-situ laser ablation. Prior to ablation tumor size is determined by ultrasound and mammogram. Histologic diagnosis and determination of prognostic
Experimental studies have shown that once the appropriate laser parameters are defined, interstitial laser hyperthermia (ILH) can produce well-defined, predictable tissue necrosis in solid viscera which heal safely with little functional or structural sequelae. Preliminary clinical studies have
OBJECTIVE
To find out if ILT can be used as radical treatment of breast cancer.
METHODS
Twenty-four patients, aged 39-84 (mean 61), with invasive breast cancer were treated with ILT. All underwent mammography, ultrasound and core biopsy before treatment. The tumour was an invasive ductal carcinoma
Breast cancer is an increasingly common problem affecting one in nine women. The optimal management of carcinoma of the breast remains controversial. This paper reviews the rationale for the use of laser technology in the treatment of primary and advanced breast cancer. The CO2 laser has several
The paper reports on the use of carbon dioxide and Nd:YAG lasers for palliation of locoregional breast cancer recurrences. On the basis of three case reports, pros and cons of laser assisted treatment of loco-regionally recurrent breast cancer are discussed. A carbon dioxide--Nd:YAG combination
The paper is a review of the experience gained by foreign and Soviet (the Moscow Cancer Research Institute) investigators in using high-energy CO2-laser fo treatment of breast cancer. It is demonstrated that employment of laser scalpel improves operative results, does not induce complications,
Breast cancer tissues are characterized by cellular heterogeneity, representing a mixture of, e.g., healthy epithelial ducts, invasive or in situ tumor cells, surrounding stroma, infiltrating immune cells, blood vessels, and capillaries. As a consequence, protein extracts from whole tissue lysates
This preliminary report describes the use of interstitial laser photocoagulation to manage small breast cancers. Forty-four patients were treated with a diode laser of 805 nm under local anaesthesia in the interval between diagnosis and surgery. Ultrasonography was used in 42 patients and computed
In 1989 the P. A. Hertzen Moscow Research Cancer Institute initiated a trial of high-energy CO2-laser in surgical treatment of breast cancer. Altogether 180 operations were performed. The data are presented on specific features of the laser incision and related breast tissue destruction, factors
The attempts were made to apply the argon laser radiation (the green region of light spectrum) for the treatment of breast carcinoma. The 46 post-operative skin metastases of breast carcinoma in 15 women were irradiated with no photosensitizers used. As a result of the treatment (4 to 50 sessions)