[Interstitial irradiation with Ir-192 in carcinoma of the female genital tract--report of two cases].

Two patients treated with interstitial iridium-192 irradiation are presented. A patient with stage IV A adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix was treated with external irradiation in combination with local hyperthermia prior to the interstitial irradiation. Another patient with stage III B squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina had a hysterectomy followed by irradiation 22 years prior to the treatment. Wires of Iridium-192 were put into place in the region of the tumor to give 40 Gy to the periphery of the tumor. The patient with carcinoma of the cervix died 15 months after the treatment. The patient with carcinoma of the vagina is well and has locally controlled disease 18 months after the treatment.