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Article

Percutaneous Cementoplasty of Lytic Metastasis in Left Acetabulum

by
K. Harris
1,
R. Pugash
2,
E. David
3,
A. Yee
4,
E. Sinclair
4,
J. Myers
5 and
E. Chow
1,* on behalf of the Bone Metastases Site Group
1
Radiation Oncology, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2
Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
3
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
4
Radiation Therapy, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
5
Palliative Care Initiative, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2007, 14(1), 4-8; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2007.95
Submission received: 2 November 2006 / Revised: 7 December 2006 / Accepted: 11 January 2007 / Published: 1 February 2007

Abstract

Minimally invasive procedures such as percutaneous cementoplasty can provide immediate pain relief and can restore mechanical stability for patients with bone metastases who are not candidates for surgery or who show resistance to radiotherapy or analgesic treatment. Here, we examine a case of percutaneous cementoplasty to treat a lytic lesion of the acetabulum from breast cancer. Good filling was observed, and no complications occurred. A research assistant recorded the patient’s scores on the Karnofsky Performance Scale, Townsend Functional Assessment Scale, and Brief Pain Inventory before surgery and at days 1, 2, and 4 and weeks 1, 2, and 4 post-procedure. Improvement in pain and walking ability was demonstrated within the first 48 hours of treatment, and that improvement remained constant throughout follow-up. These findings echo the literature, in that percutaneous cementoplasty provides immediate and long-term pain relief with few complications. We recommend that percutaneous cementoplasty be used as an additional tool for palliative treatment of patients with bone metastases.
Keywords: percutaneous cementoplasty; bone metastases; cancer percutaneous cementoplasty; bone metastases; cancer

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Harris, K.; Pugash, R.; David, E.; Yee, A.; Sinclair, E.; Myers, J.; Chow, E., on behalf of the Bone Metastases Site Group. Percutaneous Cementoplasty of Lytic Metastasis in Left Acetabulum. Curr. Oncol. 2007, 14, 4-8. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2007.95

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Harris K, Pugash R, David E, Yee A, Sinclair E, Myers J, Chow E on behalf of the Bone Metastases Site Group. Percutaneous Cementoplasty of Lytic Metastasis in Left Acetabulum. Current Oncology. 2007; 14(1):4-8. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2007.95

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Harris, K., R. Pugash, E. David, A. Yee, E. Sinclair, J. Myers, and E. Chow on behalf of the Bone Metastases Site Group. 2007. "Percutaneous Cementoplasty of Lytic Metastasis in Left Acetabulum" Current Oncology 14, no. 1: 4-8. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2007.95

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Harris, K., Pugash, R., David, E., Yee, A., Sinclair, E., Myers, J., & Chow, E., on behalf of the Bone Metastases Site Group. (2007). Percutaneous Cementoplasty of Lytic Metastasis in Left Acetabulum. Current Oncology, 14(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2007.95

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