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Interstitial irradiation of a large, low grade ependymoma with stereotactically implanted Iodine-125 seeds

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In this case report a patient with a large intraventricular benign ependymoma is presented. The tumour was treated with stereotactically implanted Iodine-125 seeds and interstitial irradiation. Extension (diameter: 6.5 cm) and volume (112.5 ml) of the lesion caused the application of an unusually low dose (tumour surface dose: 40 Gy). The tumour shrank significantly within a few weeks. Follow-up at nearly 5 years shows the patient to be tumour free.

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  1. Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University Köln, Germany

    J. Voges, C. Gaus & V. Sturm

  2. German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

    W. Schlegel, O. Pastyr & B. Wowra

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Voges, J., Gaus, C., Schlegel, W. et al. Interstitial irradiation of a large, low grade ependymoma with stereotactically implanted Iodine-125 seeds. Acta neurochir 122, 127–129 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01446999

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