Treatment of hemophilic pseudotumor with low-dose radiotherapy

Turk J Pediatr. 1996 Jan-Mar;38(1):91-4.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Diseases / etiology
  • Bone Diseases / radiotherapy
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hematoma / radiotherapy*
  • Hemophilia A / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Tibia*