title: [Radiographic signs of radiolesions of the pelvis (excluding the femur) after irradiation for epithelioma of the cervix uteri (author's transl)].
abstract: Radiolesions of the pelvic bones (excluding the femur) were observed in 29 patients after irradiation therapy for cervix uteri cancer. Three regions can be affected corresponding to the areas irradiated: the sacrum and internal part of the iliac wings, the pubis, and the cotyles. In most cases the lesions appeared after 1 to 4 years. Their radiological appearances are characteristic, the principal sign being irregular bone condensation in a demineralized bone, without true cavitation. The only lytic lesions observed were in the pubis. Calcification of soft tissues may occur and fractures are frequent. There is a slow progression of the lesions over long periods. Clinical, radiological, and progression signs differentiate radiolesions from other affections: metastases, invasion by contiguity, infections, and radio-induced sarcoma.
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Signes radiographiques des radio-lésions du bassin (fémurs exclus) après irradiation pelvienne pour épithélioma du col utérin.