Complete regression of multiple painful bone metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma after administration of strontium-89 chloride.
A 69-year-old man received strontium-89 chloride intravenous injection to relieve uncontrollable pain from multiple hepatocellular carcinoma bone metastases. Pain was resolved 3 months later without opioid analgesics. Multiple bone metastases showed complete regression 4 months later. The patient lived for 1 year without recurrence of bone metastasis.
Suzawa
Naohisa
N
Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan. n-suzawa@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Yamakado
Koichiro
K
Takaki
Haruyuki
H
Nakatsuka
Atsuhiro
A
Takeda
Kan
K
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013324:Strontium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
C025700:strontium chloride; D013324:Strontium