Treatment of hemophilic pseudotumor with low-dose radiotherapy

Hemophilic pseudotumor is one of the most serious complications of hemophilia and is usually treated with extensive surgery. A new treatment approach is radiotherapy. Patients with long-bone pseudotumors are usually treated with high doses of radiotherapy greater than 1500 cGy. We treated a 1...

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Main Authors: N Ozbek, M Unsal, A Kara, F Gumruk, A Gurgey
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 1996-01-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3457
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description Hemophilic pseudotumor is one of the most serious complications of hemophilia and is usually treated with extensive surgery. A new treatment approach is radiotherapy. Patients with long-bone pseudotumors are usually treated with high doses of radiotherapy greater than 1500 cGy. We treated a 13-year-old hemophilic boy who had a pseudotumor of the tibia with low-dose radiotherapy (600 cGy). There was no complication during the two-and-a-half-year follow-up. Improvement of both the clinical and radiological status of the patient was noteworthy. We would like to suggest the use of low-dose radiotherapy in patients with hemophilic pseudotumors.
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spelling doaj-art-2e7f8eca51884859b3e61ba9820597622025-08-20T02:58:14ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64211996-01-01381Treatment of hemophilic pseudotumor with low-dose radiotherapyN Ozbek0M UnsalA KaraF GumrukA GurgeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Hemophilic pseudotumor is one of the most serious complications of hemophilia and is usually treated with extensive surgery. A new treatment approach is radiotherapy. Patients with long-bone pseudotumors are usually treated with high doses of radiotherapy greater than 1500 cGy. We treated a 13-year-old hemophilic boy who had a pseudotumor of the tibia with low-dose radiotherapy (600 cGy). There was no complication during the two-and-a-half-year follow-up. Improvement of both the clinical and radiological status of the patient was noteworthy. We would like to suggest the use of low-dose radiotherapy in patients with hemophilic pseudotumors. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3457
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title Treatment of hemophilic pseudotumor with low-dose radiotherapy
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