Application of endoscopic ultrasound-guided interstitial implantation of radioactive seeds and gold fiducial markers in treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Pancreatic cancer is a gastrointestinal tumor with a high degree of malignancy. It is difficult to treat and often has poor prognosis, and therefore, it has always been a clinical challenge. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided interstitial implantation of radioactive seeds and gold fiducial markers are both innovative techniques which combine interventional ultrasonography and radiotherapy and are used for the treatment of pancreatic cancer to realize the concentrated radioactive treatment of pancreatic tumors. This article reviews the advances in the application and research of these two techniques, hoping that more studies can be conducted in the future to help it play a greater role in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.