Percutaneous Osteoplasty for the Management of a Femoral Head Metastasis: a Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2009.10.6.641
- Author:
Wei Guo WANG
1
;
Chun Gen WU
;
Yi Feng GU
;
Ming Hua LI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, The Sixth People's Hospital Shanghai, No. 600, Yi Shan Road, Shanghai, 200233 China. chungen.wu@163.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Percutaneous vertebroplasty;
Percutaneous osteoplasty;
Femoral head;
Metastatic tumor
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Femoral Neoplasms/*diagnosis/secondary/*therapy;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms/pathology;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Tomography, Emission-Computed;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2009;10(6):641-644
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous osteoplasty (POP) as a technical extension of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has been used to treat malignant disease that affects the skeletal system. POP has demonstrated good outcome for pain relief and functional improvement. Few studies have reported on the efficiency of POP to treat malignancies located in the femoral head. We designed a pilot study with the use of POP to treat intractable pain caused by a femoral head metastatic tumor in a 43-year-old man. During the follow-up period, the patient experienced sustained pain relief and improvement of quality of life that persisted for more than three months.
