Index of authors for abstracts accepted at BOPSS 2018, Dublin. Click here for full abstract listings.
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| Title | Use of simultaneous surgical tumour excision and brachytherapy in orbital malignancies |
| Submitted by | Varajini Joganathan |
| Abstract ID | 18-127 |
| Review Result | rapid fire presentation |
| Abstract Number | 202 |
| Purpose | To illustrate the technique and use of simultaneous surgical tumour excision, mold technique with after loading brachytherapy in current practice of orbital malignancies. |
| Methods | Retrospective case series. |
| Results | Presented are 4 patients who have successfully been treated with simultaneous surgical tumour excision and brachytherapy for orbital malignancies. Patient 1: 39 year old lady who presented with caruncular swelling and pain. MRI showed an extracornal, intraorbital mass. Tissue histology confirmed epitheloid sarcoma. Patient declined radial exenteration. Local tumour debulking and simultaneous brachytherapy allowed tumour survival for 5 years. Patient 2: 56 year old lady with recurrent medial canthal basal cell carcinoma with intraorbital extension. Exenteration was spared by local tumour debulking and simultaneous brachytherapy. The patient remains free of tumour for at least 5 years. Patient 3: 3 year old child with classical presentation of orbital rhabodomyosarcoma, underwent local tumour excision and Ablative surgery, Mold technique with after loading brachytherapy and immediate surgical REconstruction (AMORE protocol). Patient remains free of tumour for at least 5 years. Patient 4: Tertiary referral of a 2 year old child with Ewing’s Sarcoma. Local enbloc tissue excision and AMORE by a multidiscliplinary team. |
| Conclusion | Simultaneous surgical tumour excision and brachytherapy is effective for a variety of orbital malignancies. It gives good local tumour control and overall survival rates. AMORE protocol has good outcome in head and neck rhabdomyosarcomas. Side effects are tolerable than radical exenteration and can be minimized by adequate planning from a multidiscliplinary team. |
