Radiotherapy for Erdheim-Chester disease

Int J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jun;12(3):238-41. doi: 10.1007/s10147-006-0644-8. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman suffered from pain in both legs, and fever. She was diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), based upon bone biopsy. Initially, she received steroid therapy, which led to temporary improvement. However, bone pain in the right femur was so progressive that, as a trial course of radiation therapy, she was given a total dose of 18 Gy in ten fractions to the right distal femur. She showed a gradual response, and the local pain became controllable. Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is an uncommon, non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis, which is characterized by radiological and pathological findings, but its treatment is still controversial. We here present a representative case report of radiotherapy for ECD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dose Fractionation, Radiation
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / complications
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / pathology
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / radiotherapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pain, Intractable / etiology
  • Pain, Intractable / radiotherapy*