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Nikolaos Tselis1, Reinhard Heyd, Nikolaos Zamboglou
1Strahlenklinik Klinikum Offenbach, Starkenburgring 66, 63069 Offenbach am Main, Germany. ntselis@hotmail.com
Case Report:
A 32-year-old female patient underwent surgical synovectomy in the right distal radioulnar joint because of local recurrence of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) after previous surgery. 7 weeks after her second surgery she received fractionated radiation therapy (RT) to a total dose of 36.0 Gy given in five weekly fractions of 2.0 Gy. Apart from a mild skin erythema the patient had no early morbidity related to the use of RT. After a follow-up of 36 months no local recurrence was detected.
Conclusion:
In accordance with literature data the hitherto course of the presented case corroborates that RT is a safe and effective treatment option for the prevention of PVNS recurrence.
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