Abstract
We report the case of a 63-year-old man with a clearly established diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia, treated with multiple lines of chemotherapy, who complained of localized pain in the left humerus. Radiological findings showed a distrophic blastic area within the humeral head. Fine-needle biopsy confirmed the hypothesis of bone involvement of hairy cell leukemia. The patient underwent radiotherapy at a dose of 25 Gy, obtaining a complete clinical response with resolution of pain and a partial recovery of the normal radiological structure of the humerus after 2 months. In addition to the case report, we present a short review of the literature focusing on the role of radiotherapy in this subset of patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 366-369 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tumori |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Bone
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Radiotherapy
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