Palliative treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease with radiotherapy: a Rare Cancer Network study.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A retrospective study of the use of palliative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in nine patients with Erdheim-Chester disease was conducted through the Rare Cancer Network. Patients received EBRT for bone pain, brain infiltration, or retro-orbital involvement. EBRT typically provided short-term palliation, with later recurrence of symptoms in most cases.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Erdheim-Chester Disease
- Orbital Diseases
- Pain