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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000500014</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de resultados cosméticos del ala nasal, dorso y punta de la nariz en tratamientos con SENSUS SRT-100TM]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of cosmetic results of the nasal ala, dorsum and tip of the nose in treatments with SENSUS SRT-100TM]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Deisy]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Nazco-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Mirabal-Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Erick]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Aguiar-Ferro]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Castillo]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Leal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado. Centro de Atención al Paciente Oncológico de Pinar del Río]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente &#8220;Dr. Miguel Enríquez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el cáncer de piel no melanoma (NMSC) es el cáncer más común en humanos. La cirugía en estos pacientes ha sido considerada el &#8220;gold standard&#8221;, pero puede no ser la opción apropiada, especialmente en áreas donde la misma pueda provocar morbilidades funcionales o cosméticas por pérdida de tejido.  Objetivo:  evaluar los resultados cosméticos en pacientes con carcinomas de piel en las localizaciones de ala nasal, dorso y/o punta de la nariz tratados con radioterapia superficial.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional, longitudinal, retrospectivo en pacientes con carcinoma de piel tratados con radioterapia superficial con SENSUS SRT-100 TM efectuados durante el período septiembre de 2017 hasta diciembre de 2021 en Pinar del Río. El universo estuvo constituido por 34 pacientes, la muestra por 28, obtenida mediante muestreo intencional no probabilístico según los criterios de inclusión y exclusión establecidos.  Resultados: el promedio de edad registrado fue en mayores de 60 años, género masculino, color de la piel blanco y como tipo histológico predominante, el carcinoma de células basales. Se utilizaron esquemas de fraccionamiento convencional en más del 70 % de los casos. Los efectos adversos tardíos más frecuentes fueron la atrofia ligera del cartílago nasal y la hipo pigmentación de la piel, clasificado como grado de toxicidad 0/1 vinculado a un resultado cosmético excelente/bueno en el 89,7 %.  Conclusiones:  los resultados cosméticos obtenidos fueron considerados como excelente/bueno, reportando bajo perfil de toxicidad y bajas tasas de recurrencia local, demostrándose seguridad y calidad mediante el empleo de la radioterapia superficial como opción de tratamiento en pacientes con carcinomas de piel.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer in humans. Surgery in these patients has been considered the "gold standard", but it may not be the appropriate option, especially in areas where it may cause functional or cosmetic morbidities due to tissue loss.  Objective:  To evaluate cosmetic outcomes in patients with skin carcinomas in the nasal ala, dorsum and/or tip of the nose treated with surface radiotherapy.  Methods:  an observational, longitudinal, retrospective study was conducted in patients with skin carcinoma treated with superficial radiotherapy with SENSUS SRT-100 TM during the period September 2017 to December 2021 in Pinar del Río. The universe consisted of 34 patients, the sample consisted of 28, obtained by non-probabilistic purposive sampling according to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria.  Results:  the average age recorded was over 60 years, male gender, skin colour white and the predominant histological type was basal cell carcinoma. Conventional fractionation schedules were used in more than 70 % of cases. The most frequent late adverse effects were mild atrophy of the nasal cartilage and hypopigmentation of the skin, classified as toxicity grade 0/1 linked to an excellent/good cosmetic outcome in 89,7 %.  Conclusions:  The cosmetic results obtained were considered excellent/good, reporting low toxicity profile and low local recurrence rates, demonstrating safety and quality through the use of surface radiotherapy as a treatment option in patients with skin carcinomas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CARCINOMA BASAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[RADIOTERAPIA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[PIEL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[REGIÓN NASAL.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[RADIOTHERAPY]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[SKIN]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[OLFACTORY MUCOSA.]]></kwd>
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