Reuse of tumorous calvarial bone after gamma irradiation.
Reconstruction of calvarium after tumor resection may present several technical difficulties. The authors reused the resected calvarial bone in four patients after submitting the bone to a lethal dose of gamma radiation. The authors conclude that resected, irradiated, tumorous bone can be reused for the reconstruction of its own defect. This provides a simple method of reconstruction. Partial bone resorption should be anticipated but further reconstruction, if needed, will be facilitated.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Sweden.
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Lauritzen
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Kocabalkan
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Sugawara
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Sahlin
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Olsson
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012092:Replantation; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate