title: Chondrosarcoma of bone complicating Ollier's disease: report of a favourable response to radiotherapy.
abstract: Because chondrosarcoma of bone is traditionally thought to be a radioresistant malignancy, it is usually managed surgically. We report a case of multifocal chondrosarcoma arising in Ollier's disease for which the patient declined surgery. He was given a course of radical radiotherapy that resulted in symptom palliation and a radiologically confirmed response before he died of disseminated disease. In patients with inoperable chondrosarcoma, radiotherapy can provide palliative benefit.
authors.affiliation: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Anhchuong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitman
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004687:Enchondromatosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care