Insufficiency fracture after radiation therapy
Radiation Oncology Journal
;
: 213-220, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-178786
ABSTRACT
Insufficiency fracture occurs when normal or physiological stress applied to weakened bone with demineralization and decreased elastic resistance. Recently, many studies reported the development of IF after radiation therapy (RT) in gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, anal cancer and rectal cancer. The RT-induced insufficiency fracture is a common complication during the follow-up using modern imaging studies. The clinical suspicion and knowledge the characteristic imaging patterns of insufficiency fracture is essential to differentiate it from metastatic bone lesions, because it sometimes cause severe pain, and it may be confused with bone metastasis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anus Neoplasms
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Rectal Neoplasms
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Stress, Physiological
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Fractures, Stress
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Follow-Up Studies
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Radiation Oncology Journal
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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