Internal hemipelvectomy with intraoperative and external beam radiotherapy in the limb-sparing treatment of a pelvic girdle chondrosarcoma.
The case of a patient with an extensive pelvic girdle chondrosarcoma treated with internal hemipelvectomy and intraoperative radiotherapy, followed by adjuvant high-dose external beam radiotherapy, with a successful attempt in achieving long-term local tumor control and limb-sparing treatment is described.
Department of Surgery, Groningen University Hospital, The Netherlands.
H J
HJ
Hoekstra
B G
BG
Szabo
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016896:Treatment Outcome