Secondary squamous cell prostate cancer after prostate brachytherapy treatment

Abstract

This report describes the case of a patient with prostate cancerat the age of 59 years, who was treated by interstitial prostate brachytherapy with iodine-125 seeds. Ten years later, he developed a probable secondary squamous cell cancer in his prostate.

Key Words::

• brachytherapy
• prostate cancer
• secondary cancer

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