Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for treatment of local recurrences in patients with breast cancer

M. Samy Ismail; A. H. El-Shehry; Carsten M. Philipp; U. Torsten; H. Weitzel; Hans-Peter Berlien

doi:10.1117/12.300827

19 January 1998 Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for treatment of local recurrences in patients with breast cancer

M. Samy Ismail, A. H. El-Shehry, Carsten M. Philipp, U. Torsten, H. Weitzel, Hans-Peter Berlien

Proceedings Volume 3193, Photothermal Therapies in Medicine; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.300827
Event: BiOS Europe '97, 1997, San Remo, Italy

Abstract

The effect of laser induced thermotherapy (LITT) as palliative method in otherwise pre-treated patients (irradiation, chemotherapy and/or surgery) with local recurrences of breast cancer should be investigated. In 7 women, an interstitial laser application was performed percutaneously into the center of the diseased tissue. The laser used was a Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm. Heat expansion was controlled digitally and monitored by ultrasound and color coded duplex sonography (CCDS) respectively. This minimal invasive method enabled the precise coagulation of the tumor without destruction of the skin or ulceration, although the areas had been pre-treated by irradiation up to 60 Gy, before. All patients are scheduled in a long-time follow-up. The CCDS-guided interstitial laser therapy is a safe and minimal invasive method for palliative treatment of subcutaneous local recurrences of breast cancer.

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M. Samy Ismail, A. H. El-Shehry, Carsten M. Philipp, U. Torsten, H. Weitzel, and Hans-Peter Berlien "Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for treatment of local recurrences in patients with breast cancer", Proc. SPIE 3193, Photothermal Therapies in Medicine, (19 January 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.300827

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