Treatment of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of bone using a novel combined approach.
Radiofrequency (RF) treatment has been used for a variety of malignant and benign conditions. However, treatment of a bone malignancy has yet to be reported. The authors present a 21-year old woman with multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EH) treated by a combination of surgical excision, chemotherapy and four RF ablations. Follow-up radiographs of the RF-treated sites reveal no evidence of recurrent disease 71, 58, 49 and 33 months, respectively, after treatment.
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Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Rosenberg
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D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005529:Foot Bones; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007867:Leg Bones
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha