Chordoma: Excellent Response to Radiotherapy in Combination With Hyperthermia

Authors

  • 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.

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Published

2023-12-23

Issue

Volume (61) issue (7)

Section

Articles