Pain palliation by percutaneous acetabular osteoplasty for metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

Citation
H. Hokotate et al., Pain palliation by percutaneous acetabular osteoplasty for metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, CARDIO IN R, 24(5), 2001, pp. 346-348
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01741551 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
346 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(200109/10)24:5<346:PPBPAO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A 68-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and known skeletal metastas is developed right hip pain and gait disturbance due to an osteolytic metas tasis in the right acetabulum. This was treated initially with chemoemboliz ation and radiation therapy. When these procedures proved unsuccessful perc utaneous injection of acrylic bone cement into the acetabulum was undertake n. Immediately after this procedure, he obtained sufficient pain relief and improved walking ability, which continued for 3 months until he died of he patic insufficiency.