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.
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Authors | L Miszczyk, K Ficek, K Trela, J Spindel |
Journal | Neoplasma
(Neoplasma)
Vol. 48
Issue 1
Pg. 82-4
( 2001)
ISSN: 0028-2685 [Print] Slovakia |
PMID | 11327544
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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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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