A Case of Iodine 125 Seeds (I-125) Responding to Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

Lung squamous cell cancer (SCC) and accounts for approximately 20%–30% of all lung cancers. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the main treatments for lung SCC patients. A case with lung SCC patient who was treated using iodine 125 seeds (I-125) because the location of the tumor was adjacent to the great vessels. I-125 is an ideal brachytherapy for lung SCC patients with large masses who lost the chance of operation. I-125 is an adjuvant therapy, combined with chemotherapy and molecular targeting therapy might serve to improve the prognosis of lung SCC patients.

Giant calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor after I-125 seed implantation: A case report

“…At the time of the patient's visit, 80 I-125 particles had been implanted in a private hospital one and a half years ago. The implantation of I-125 seeds can destroy DNA by radiating low-energy gamma rays, comprehending a therapeutic tool for some malignant tumors [ 10 ]. However, this is not the routine treatment for CEOT.…”