Radiation-recall myositis presenting as low-back pain (2010: 4b).
We report on a patient with a history of Ewing sarcoma who underwent surgery and subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He developed low-back pain 6 months after the end of the radiotherapy and during consolidation chemotherapy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed evidence of myositis corresponding to the 'radiation-recall phenomenon', an inflammatory reaction of irradiated tissue.
Department of Radiology, AZ Damiaanziekenhuis, Oostende, Belgium.
Geert
G
Heirwegh
Eveline
E
Bruyeer
Marleen
M
Renard
Anne
A
Uyttebroeck
Philippe
P
Demaerel
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D011859:Radiography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery