Treatment of hemophilic pseudotumor with low-dose radiotherapy
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.91-94, 1996 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 1996
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.91-94
- Anahtar Kelimeler: hemophilia, pseudotumor, external radiotherapy
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Hemophilic pseudotumor is one of the most serious complications of hemophilia and is usually treated with extensive surgery. A new treatment approach is radiotherapy. Patients with long-bone pseudotumors are usually treated with high doses of radiotherapy greater than 1500 cGy. We treated a 13-year-old hemophilic boy who had a pseudotumor of the tibia with low-dose radiotherapy (600 cGy). There was no complication during the two-and-a-half-year follow-up. Improvement of both the clinical and radiological status of the patient was noteworthy. We would like to suggest the use of low-dose radiotherapy In patients with hemophilic pseudotumors.