Background: We assessed the occurrence of long-bone fracture and other side effects in a group of 214 consecutive patients who underwent radical excision for soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb followed by postoperative irradiation. Methods: Two hundred fourteen patients underwent postoperative irradiation after radical excision of soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb; 156 (73%) received postoperative brachytherapy (BRT) plus external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), and 58 (27%) underwent postoperative EBRT only. All patients were followed-up for a median time of 4.5 years (range 3 months to 10 years). Results: Seven patients developed bone fracture, which is considered severe morbidity; time between surgery and occurrence of fracture ranged between 10 and 72 months (average 3 1). Severe sclerosis with impairment of limb function was diagnosed in 5 and peripheral nerve damage in 3 patients. Wound complications were detected in 8 patients. Conclusions: In our series, no statistically significant correlation between bone fracture and clinical features or "technical" parameters was found, but all of the patients who experienced bone fracture (7 of 7) were postmenopausal women > 55 years old. (c) 2006 Excerpta Medica Inc. All rights reserved.

Livi, L., Santoni, R., Paiar, F., Bastiani, P., Beltrami, G., Caldora, P., et al. (2006). Late treatment-related complications in 214 patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcoma treated by surgery and postoperative radiation therapy. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 191(2), 230-234 [10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.007].

Late treatment-related complications in 214 patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcoma treated by surgery and postoperative radiation therapy

SANTONI, RICCARDO;
2006-01-01

Abstract

Background: We assessed the occurrence of long-bone fracture and other side effects in a group of 214 consecutive patients who underwent radical excision for soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb followed by postoperative irradiation. Methods: Two hundred fourteen patients underwent postoperative irradiation after radical excision of soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb; 156 (73%) received postoperative brachytherapy (BRT) plus external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), and 58 (27%) underwent postoperative EBRT only. All patients were followed-up for a median time of 4.5 years (range 3 months to 10 years). Results: Seven patients developed bone fracture, which is considered severe morbidity; time between surgery and occurrence of fracture ranged between 10 and 72 months (average 3 1). Severe sclerosis with impairment of limb function was diagnosed in 5 and peripheral nerve damage in 3 patients. Wound complications were detected in 8 patients. Conclusions: In our series, no statistically significant correlation between bone fracture and clinical features or "technical" parameters was found, but all of the patients who experienced bone fracture (7 of 7) were postmenopausal women > 55 years old. (c) 2006 Excerpta Medica Inc. All rights reserved.
2006
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Sì, ma tipo non specificato
Settore MED/36 - DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA
English
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brachytherapy; external-beam radiation therapy; severe morbidity; soft-tissue sarcoma
Livi, L., Santoni, R., Paiar, F., Bastiani, P., Beltrami, G., Caldora, P., et al. (2006). Late treatment-related complications in 214 patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcoma treated by surgery and postoperative radiation therapy. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 191(2), 230-234 [10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.007].
Livi, L; Santoni, R; Paiar, F; Bastiani, P; Beltrami, G; Caldora, P; Capanna, R; De Biase, P; Detti, B; Fondelli, S; Meldolesi, E; Pertici, M; Polli, C; Simontacchi, G; Biti, G
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