[Radiation therapy of XXXX . 1st communication: clinical results (author's transl)].

@entity1 @entity2687 @entity6875 @entity121 @entity4903
Ten @entity1 with @entity4903 underwent radiation therapy of the retrobulbar orbital tissue. Between the 2nd and the 13th week preceding radiotherapy, exacerbation of the clinical symptoms had appeared in all the @entity1 , and distinct symptoms of infiltrative tissular processes were seen beside bulbar protrusion. Of the cases, 5 suffered from marked @entity121 , 6 from @entity2687 , and one @entity1 had lost his visual faculty. Index numbers for the degree of the orbitopathy (4-11, average 6.7) were established in all cases, and a total focal dose amounting to maximally 1000 cGy for each retrobulbar target volume was administered in one series. The pituitary gland was not included in the radiation field. Indices for the degree of @entity6875 were reduced by at least 3 points (average 3.7). Swelling of soft tissue and bulbar protrusion were decreased primarily. No improvement of @entity121 was obtained but aggravation also did not occur. Recurrences appeared in 4 @entity1 , at the earliest 4 months, at the latest 24 months after the end of the therapy. The present findings have shown orbital irradiation as an effective method for the treatment of @entity4903 .
