Treatment of recurrent chordomas by percutaneous ethanol injection therapy and radiation therapy.
We report a case of recurrent sacral chordomas that have been successfully controlled by the combination therapy of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) and radiation therapy in a 71-year-old man. PEIT may be one of the adjuvant therapies for recurrent chordomas.
Nakajo
M
M
Department of Radiology, Imakiire General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan. nakajo@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Ohkubo
K
K
Fukukura
Y
Y
Nandate
T
T
Nakajo
M
M
D000368:Aged; D002817:Chordoma / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy*; D012447:Sacrum; D012997:Solvents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
D012997:Solvents; D000431:Ethanol