RADIOSURGERY BY X-KNIFE FOR RETROORBITAL METASTASIS FROM FIBROSARCOMA: A CASE REPORT

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  • PATTARANUTAPORN. P. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • WANNISORN. J. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Srisiam Hospital
  • CHANSILPA. Y. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • KAKANAPORN J. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • ONNOMDEE. K. Department of Radiology, Srisiam Hospital
  • MUNGKUNG. N. Department of Radiology, Srisiam Hospital

Abstract

A case report of retroorbital metastasis fibrosarcoma patient who suffered from painful exopthalmos of left eye was treated with linac based stereotactic radiosurgery (X- knife ), a technique that permits the precise delivery of a high dose of radiation from 6 MV linear accelerator to the target while sparing the normal tissue. The radiation dose was 20 Gy at the 75% isodose line encompassing the enhancing tumor. Four weeks after treatment, exophthalmos was almost disappeared and pain symptom was almost completely relieved. The CT scan showed marked regression of the tumor corresponding with clinical appearance, and almost disappeared at 10 weeks. The patient could tolerate well to the treatment procedure without any complications inherent to the technique Radiosurgery with X-knife is an effective and safe therapy for single palliative treatment of lacalized lesion of head and neck tumor.

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2023-04-03

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P. P, J. W, Y. C, J. K, K. O, N. M. RADIOSURGERY BY X-KNIFE FOR RETROORBITAL METASTASIS FROM FIBROSARCOMA: A CASE REPORT. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 3 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];2(2):115-8. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/322

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (1996): May-August

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