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Osteonecrosis of sternum and rib in a patient treated for hodgkin's disease
Author(s) -
Blijham Geert H.,
Vermeulen Anton,
De Leon Diego E. Mendes
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19851101)56:9<2292::aid-cncr2820560925>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - medicine , sternum , radiation therapy , disease , surgery , rib cage , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , anatomy , pathology , paleontology , biology
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.