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L Salvi

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[Clodronate and radiotherapy for the treatment of osteolysis caused by metastasis of breast carcinoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma. A retrospective study].

We have retrospectively examined 94 evaluable patients with metastatic osteolysis from breast cancer (BC) and non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer, who received RT from Nov. 88 to Nov. 89.27 (15 BC and 12 NSCLC) were in treatment with Clodronate for at least 3 days from the beginning of RT; of the remaining 67 treated with RT alone, 31 had NSCLC and 36 BC. We have evaluated: increase in pain (IP) occurring on the first days of RT, percentages of complete pain relief (CPR) at the end of RT and 4-6 weeks after. A decreased occurrence of IP was observed more in NSCLC patients receiving RT + Clodronate compared to those treated with RT alone (33.3% vs 41.9%). Both at the end of RT and 4-6 weeks after, we registered a significant difference in the percentages of CPR in the RT + Clodronate group (40.7 vs 20.9 and 70.3% vs 53.7%). We believe the points of interest focused in this paper-greater precision in centering and defining the target volume, decreased occurrence of IP during the first days of RT, increase in percentage of CPR--need a prospective confirmation.

Bone Neoplasms↗
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[Carcinomatous neuropathy in recurrent rectal carcinoma. The results of radiotherapy and the role of CT].

More than 60% of the patients with recurrent rectal carcinoma complain of pain after radical surgery. Pelvic carcinomatous neuropathy (PCN) is a frequent cause of pain in such patients. Although the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the palliative treatment of local recurrences of rectal carcinoma is well recognized, its results in PCN are less known. The authors have evaluated the results of high-energy radiotherapy in 12 patients with recurrent rectal carcinoma and PCN, who were treated with doses between 35 and 55 Gy. Although the survival of these patients is always poor, about 50% of them achieved a significant and prolonged palliative result by radiation treatment. In patients with PCN, CT is an effective tool to detect recurrences, define their volume and relationship to critical organs, show sites of neural involvement, and optimize radiation treatment planning.

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[X-ray computed tomographic aspects of neoplastic pathology of the parapharyngeal space].

The parapharyngeal space is a fat-filled region situated deep in the head between the basicranium and the oral floor. It can be divided in two parts: the prestyloid and the poststyloid space. The mandibular nerve is contained in the prestyloid space, while the carotid artery, jugular vein, IX, X, XI, XII cranial nerves, cervical sympathetic chain and junctional lymph nodes are situated in the poststyloid compartment. The normal CT anatomy and CT findings in 22 patients with proven lesions of the parapharyngeal space are described. Three different groups of neoplastic processes can be distinguished: primary tumours, secondary tumours and enlarged lymph nodes. The nature of the lesions developing in the parapharyngeal space can be diagnosed by CT in many cases.

Adipose Tissue↗