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      Electron Therapy for Orbital and Periorbital Lesions Using Customized Lead Eye Shields

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          Purpose: To establish the protective efficacy against late complications of electron therapy using customized lead eye shields in cases with orbital and periorbital lesions. Methods: Between 1982 and 2006, 16 patients with 22 orbital and periorbital lesions were treated by electron therapy. Customized lead eye shields were prepared and placed in the respective patients’ eyes during each fraction of electron therapy. The toxicity and local control rates were analyzed. Results: The preparation period for the customized lead eye shields was 2 days. The shields could be used throughout the treatment period in all the patients. No evidence of radiation cataract was observed in 15 of the 16 patients. None of the patients developed corneal ulceration or evidence of lead poisoning. Conclusion: Customized lead eye shields could be made relatively quickly, and electron therapy for orbital and periorbital lesions could be undertaken safely without any late complication.

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              To define the role of radiation therapy of primary orbital lymphoma, a retrospective analysis was undertaken for 18 patients with primary orbital lymphoma who were treated with curative radiotherapy between 1984 and 1995. The histology was found to be low grade lymphoma in 11 patients, intermediate grade in 7. All patients were of Ann Arbor stage IE, but bilateral involvement of the orbit was observed in 3 patients (16.6%). Anatomical subsites involved were the retrobulbar, eyelid, and conjunctiva in eight, five, and four patients, respectively. The median radiation dose was 30 Gy ranging from 20 Gy to 50 Gy. Twelve of 18 patients received a radiation dose of 30 Gy or less. To properly protect the lens during irradiation, the contact lens blocks were used for nine patients with conjunctival and eyelid tumor or the hanging eye bar blocks were applied for eight patients with retrobulbar tumor. Chemotherapy was given for seven patients with intermediate-grade malignant lymphoma. Two patients had been treated by surgery before referral.
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                Journal
                OPH
                Ophthalmologica
                10.1159/issn.0030-3755
                Ophthalmologica
                S. Karger AG
                0030-3755
                1423-0267
                2009
                February 2009
                26 November 2008
                : 223
                : 2
                : 96-101
                Affiliations
                aDepartment of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Radiology and Oncology, bDepartment of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and cDepartment of Radiotherapy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, dDepartment of Radiology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
                Article
                176190 PMC2790777 Ophthalmologica 2009;223:96–101
                10.1159/000176190
                PMC2790777
                19033716
                2849dd0e-b5ff-462e-bc02-c3ea91281f2e
                © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel

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                History
                : 10 January 2008
                : 20 June 2008
                Page count
                Figures: 4, Tables: 3, References: 21, Pages: 6
                Categories
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                Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
                Lead eye shields,Electron therapy,Lymphoma,Neoplasm

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