Insufficiency fracture after radiation therapy.
10.3857/roj.2014.32.4.213
- Author:
Dongryul OH
;
Seung Jae HUH
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Radiation therapy;
Adverse effects;
Fracture;
Stress
- MeSH:
Anus Neoplasms;
Follow-Up Studies;
Fractures, Stress*;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prostatic Neoplasms;
Rectal Neoplasms;
Stress, Physiological
- From:Radiation Oncology Journal
2014;32(4):213-220
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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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.
