Chordoma: Excellent Response to Radiotherapy in Combination With Hyperthermia

Mohammad Reza Barzegartahamtan; Ali Basi; Leila Khalafi; Zahra Falahatpour; Ali Mohamad; Seied Rabi Mahdavi

doi:10.18502/acta.v61i7.14499

Mohammad Reza Barzegartahamtan Clinical Research Development Unit, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Basi Department of Hematology-Oncology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Leila Khalafi Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahra Falahatpour Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Mohamad Omid Tehran Radiotherapy and Oncology Clinics, Tehran, Iran
Seied Rabi Mahdavi Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v61i7.14499

Keywords: Chordoma; Response; Complication; Radiotherapy; Hyperthermia

Abstract

Chordoma is a bone tumor that is resistant to radiotherapy, and few studies have been published on the concomitant use of radiotherapy in combination with hyperthermia in its treatment. We reported a chordoma patient treated with both radiotherapy and hyperthermia. The patient was a 74-year-old man with chordoma who underwent radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia due to his unwillingness to undergo surgery and responded very well clinically and imaging-wise without increasing in complications. Radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia improves the response to treatment (both clinically and in imaging) and does not increase the complications.