Clinical application of radiotherapy for the treatment of giant vascular malformations in oral and maxillofacial region / 中华口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the clinical use of radiotherapy in the treatment of giant vascular malformation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Six patients with giant vascular malformation in oral and maxillofacial region were treated by three dimensional radiation therapy in Department of Stomatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicne, Zhejiang University in the last ten years and the cilinical data were reviewed. The treatment results were evaluated by clinical examination and radiology.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>No complication was observed during and after the radiotherapy. All patients were satisfied with the aesthetic results. The lesions in MRI were all reduced and even disappeared. There was no sign of recurrence during the follow-up period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Three dimensional radiotherapy is safe and effective for oral and maxillofical vascular malformation.</p>

Postoperative electron beam irradiation therapy for keloid:a follow-up study of 48 patients / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the effectiveness of postoperative electron beam irradiation therapy for keloid.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-eight patients with 65 keloid sites were treated by surgical removal and postoperative 25 Gy electron beam irradiation from 1994 to 2002 and followed for over eighteen months. Statistical analysis was performed and therapeutic outcome was evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The overall recurrence rate was 26%. Higher post-treatment recurrence rates were noted with keloid forming at infected sites and in patients with family history (47.8% and 53.3%) (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, patient age, sex, keloid size and location had no increased likehood of recurrence rate.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The study shows that postoperative electron beam irradiation therapy is a kind of safe and effective method in inhibiting recurrence of keloid formation and eradicating it.</p>