CAD/CAM-assisted ablative surgery and intraoperative brachytherapy for pediatric skull-base sarcomas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Head and neck (H&N) sarcomas in children can poise numerous challenges to the surgical oncologist and require multidisciplinary input and meticulous surgical planning. The application of computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) has been extensively examined in H&N reconstruction in adults, but its utility in ablative oncologic surgery in children warrants further examination. We present preliminary results utilizing CAD/CAM techniques to assist in planning tumor resections and the application of intra-operative radiation in children with skull-base sarcomas.

Methods

A retrospective cohort review of all pediatric patients who presented to a tertiary care cancer center for surgical resection of a skull-base malignancy was performed between

SUBMITTER: Lopez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11187774 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature