A Customised Brachytherapy Radiation Carrier for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Tongue: A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/43603.13641
Anoop Sharma, Sweekriti Mishra, BH Harshitha Gowda, Sanober Khan
1. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthdontic, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
2. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthdontic, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
3. Reader, Department of Prosthdontic, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
4. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthdontic, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Sweekriti Mishra,
Ramiah Memorial Hosptial, New Bel Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: mishra.sweekriti23@gmail.com
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue is the most widely recognised malignant neoplasm, representing 25 to 50% of all oral malignancies. In recent years, brachytherapy has been used in management of neoplasms of the head and neck region. This clinical report illustrates a method of customised mould fabrication for a 48-year-old patient diagnosed with SCC of lateral border of tongue undergoing brachytherapy treatment and emphasises the responsibility of a maxillofacial prosthodontist in designing a non-invasive prosthesis which maintains the radiotherapy catheters in the required predetermined position as per the requirement of the radiologist.
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