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Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()

Osteoradionecrosis of the chest wall after radiation therapy for breast cancer is rare; however, it is one of the most severe complications of radiation treatment. Radiologically, osteoradionecrosis can manifest as a focal lucent area in bone, periostitis, sclerosis, and cortical irregularity of bon...

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Autores principales: Kim, Suhong, Kim, Young Seon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35721524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.067
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description Osteoradionecrosis of the chest wall after radiation therapy for breast cancer is rare; however, it is one of the most severe complications of radiation treatment. Radiologically, osteoradionecrosis can manifest as a focal lucent area in bone, periostitis, sclerosis, and cortical irregularity of bones on X-ray or computed tomography; therefore, differentiation from bone metastasis can be challenging. Associated insufficiency fractures, ulceration, and skin necrosis may also occur. We encountered a patient with osteoradionecrosis in the left anterior ribs after radiation therapy for breast cancer. Chest computed tomography revealed cortical irregularity with severe sclerotic changes of the anterior arc of the left fist to the fourth ribs. The patient's skin on the left chest wall exhibited ulceration with purulent discharge. Ultrasonography of the left chest wall revealed diffuse skin thickening with hyperechoic changes in the subcutaneous fat layer of the left chest wall with calcifications. The patient underwent rib resection and chest wall reconstruction. Recognizing characteristic imaging features of osteoradionecrosis is important for radiologists to differentiate it from bone metastasis and plan appropriate treatment.
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spelling pubmed-92046652022-06-18 Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report() Kim, Suhong Kim, Young Seon Radiol Case Rep Case Report Osteoradionecrosis of the chest wall after radiation therapy for breast cancer is rare; however, it is one of the most severe complications of radiation treatment. Radiologically, osteoradionecrosis can manifest as a focal lucent area in bone, periostitis, sclerosis, and cortical irregularity of bones on X-ray or computed tomography; therefore, differentiation from bone metastasis can be challenging. Associated insufficiency fractures, ulceration, and skin necrosis may also occur. We encountered a patient with osteoradionecrosis in the left anterior ribs after radiation therapy for breast cancer. Chest computed tomography revealed cortical irregularity with severe sclerotic changes of the anterior arc of the left fist to the fourth ribs. The patient's skin on the left chest wall exhibited ulceration with purulent discharge. Ultrasonography of the left chest wall revealed diffuse skin thickening with hyperechoic changes in the subcutaneous fat layer of the left chest wall with calcifications. The patient underwent rib resection and chest wall reconstruction. Recognizing characteristic imaging features of osteoradionecrosis is important for radiologists to differentiate it from bone metastasis and plan appropriate treatment. Elsevier 2022-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9204665/ /pubmed/35721524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.067 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()
title_full Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()
title_fullStr Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()
title_full_unstemmed Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()
title_short Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: A case report()
title_sort radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs in a patient with breast cancer: a case report()
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35721524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.067
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