First reported treatment of aggressive hemangioma with intraoperative radiation therapy and kyphoplasty (Kypho-IORT)

B Pinar Sedeño; N Rodríguez Ibarria; H Mhaidli Hamdani; T Fernández Varela; I San Miguel Arregui; D Macías Verde; P C Lara Jiménez

doi:10.1016/j.ctro.2016.12.008

First reported treatment of aggressive hemangioma with intraoperative radiation therapy and kyphoplasty (Kypho-IORT)

Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jan 26:2:19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2016.12.008. eCollection 2017 Feb.

Authors

B Pinar Sedeño^{1

2

3}, N Rodríguez Ibarria^{1

2}, H Mhaidli Hamdani⁴, T Fernández Varela⁴, I San Miguel Arregui^{1

2}, D Macías Verde⁵, P C Lara Jiménez^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria "Dr. Negrín", Barranco de La Ballena s/n, CP 35020 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
² Instituto Canario de Investigación del Cáncer (ICIC), Plaza de Sixto Machado n° 3, CP 38009 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
³ Clinical Sciences Department, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, C/ Dr. Pasteur s/n, CP 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
⁴ Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria "Dr. Negrín", Barranco de La Ballena s/n, CP 35020 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
⁵ Medical Physics Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria "Dr. Negrín", Barranco de La Ballena s/n, CP 35020 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Abstract

Aggressive hemangiomas invade the spinal canal and/or paravertebral space and may cause cord compression and neurological symptoms. Radiation therapy was recognized as an effective strategy for the treatment of aggressive hemangiomas. Here, it is reported the first case of aggressive vertebral hemangioma treated by a combination of intraoperative radiation therapy and kyphoplasty (Kypho-IORT).

Keywords: Aggressive vertebral hemangioma; Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT); Kyphoplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports