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The efficacy of radiotherapy for vertebral hemangiomas.

Abstract
Vertebral hemangiomas are benign, slowly growing tumors sometimes causing local pain in the spine and/or neurologic disorders. The present paper includes 14 cases of painful vertebral hemangiomas treated by radiotherapy. All patients were irradiated using standard fractionation scheme with a total dose 20-30 Gy. One month after the treatment complete pain relief was noted in 36% of cases, five months later in 67% of cases, but in the remaining cases partial pain relief was noted. No correlation between treatment outcome and different biological and technical factors was found. No dose-response relationship was noted. The results suggest that anti-inflamatory effect of radiation plays the major role in this kind of treatment and that radiotherapy for vertebral hemangiomas is easy, short and highly effective analgetic treatment modality.
AuthorsL Miszczyk, K Ficek, K Trela, J Spindel
JournalNeoplasma (Neoplasma) Vol. 48 Issue 1 Pg. 82-4 ( 2001) ISSN: 0028-2685 [Print] Slovakia
PMID11327544 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Dose Fractionation, Radiation
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Female
  • Hemangioma (complications, pathology, radiotherapy)
  • Humans
  • Inflammation (radiotherapy)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain (etiology, radiotherapy)
  • Spinal Neoplasms (complications, pathology, radiotherapy)
  • Treatment Outcome

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