Osteonecrosis of sternum and rib in a patient treated for Hodgkin's disease.
PMID 3840407 · Cancer · 1985 · DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(19851101)56:9<2292::aid-cncr2820560925>3.0.co;2-8
Authors: G H Blijham; A Vermeulen; D E Mendes de Leon
Abstract
A 39-year-old man is described in whom osteonecrosis of the manubrium sterni developed 23 months and of a rib 25 months after treatment for Hodgkin's disease Stage IIIB with polychemotherapy and subdiaphragmatic radiotherapy. The radiologic and histologic characteristics of this very rare localization of steroid-associated osteonecrosis are discussed.
Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Combined Modality Therapy; Hodgkin Disease; Humans; Male; Mechlorethamine; Osteonecrosis; Prednisone; Procarbazine; Ribs; Sternum; Vincristine
Cite
G H Blijham; A Vermeulen; D E Mendes de Leon. Osteonecrosis of sternum and rib in a patient treated for Hodgkin's disease. Cancer (1985). PMID 3840407. DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(19851101)56:9<2292::aid-cncr2820560925>3.0.co;2-8.