Percutaneous sacroplasty for sacral metastatic tumors under fluoroscopic guidance only

Korean J Radiol. 2008 Nov-Dec;9(6):572-6. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.6.572.

Abstract

Percutaneous sacroplasty is a safe and effective procedure for sacral insufficient fractures under CT or fluoroscopic guidance; although, few reports exist about sacral metastatic tumors. We designed a pilot study to treat intractable pain caused by a sacral metastatic tumor with sacroplasty. A 62-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman with medically intractable pain due to metastatic tumors of S1 from lymphoma and lung cancer, respectively, underwent percutaneous sacroplasty. Over the course of the follow-up period, the two patients experienced substantial and immediate pain relief that persisted over a 3-month and beyond. The woman had deposition of PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) in the needle track, but did not experience significant symptoms. No other peri-procedural complications were observed for either patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Cements / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain, Intractable / etiology
  • Pain, Intractable / therapy*
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / administration & dosage
  • Radiography, Interventional*
  • Sacrum*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Vertebroplasty* / methods

Substances

  • Bone Cements
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate