Solitary Rectal Ulcer with Anal “Seeds” Discharge after Transperineal Interstitial Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A case report with review of the literature.
International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Brachytherapy was employed as curative treatment modality for localized prostate cancer early in the 20th century. Transperineal implantation of prostatic radioactive seeds is generally safe, however serious complications may occur. Although the half —life of the I125 is about 60 days, literature review showed that…