BRACHYTHERAPY OF SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE NASAL VESTIBULE

From 1985 to 1994, 23 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the nas al vestibule were treated by brachytherapy. The TNM stage was as follo ws: T1N0 (9 patients), T2N0 (11 patients) and T4N0 (3 patients), Four patients had primary surgery and postoperative brachytherapy, whereas 12 patients had brachytherapy alone and 7 had tele- and brachytherapy in combination, For brachytherapy, the plastic tube technique was used , With the exception of one patient with a partial response, complete response was obtained in all patients, Two patients relapsed: one (T4N 0) locally after 5 months and one (T2N0) regionally after 12 months, B oth are alive and with no evidence of disease after salvage surgery, F or early stage carcinoma (T1, T2) of the nasal vestibule, brachytherap y is a safe treatment yielding a high grade of local control and with good cosmetic results.