Open AccessRadiotherapy of a pseudotumor in a hemophiliac with Factor VIII inhibitor
Author(s) -
Antonio Correra,
Jude Buckley,
Steven M. Roser,
Andrea Schreiber,
Steven B. Syrop
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1536-3678
pISSN - 1077-4114
DOI - 10.1097/00043426-198423000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , lesion , surgery , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , botany , biology , genus
An 11-year-old hemophiliac with a high level of Factor VIII inhibitor (50 Bethesda units) developed a pseudotumor of the mandible. Treatment with Factor IX concentrates was unsuccessful. Since surgical management was contraindicated, the patient was given 600 rad to the mandibular lesion, which resulted in complete recovery. The authors stress that radiotherapy may be successful in pseudotumor when surgery is contraindicated.