하악골에 발생한 방사선속발 골육종 1례

A Case of Postirradiation Osteosarcoma of the Mandible

저자들은 30여년전 비인강 혈관 섬유종으로 방사선 치료를 받은 남자환자의 하악골에 발생한 방사선 속발골육종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

Although primary surgical excision is the treatment of choice for the vast majority of patients with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, radiation therapy is also employed as a primary tool or in the cases of tumor recurrence or massive intracranial extension. But, especially in young patients, postradiation sequelae such as osteomyelitis, atrophic rhinitis, thyroid or bone malignancy are of concern. Postirradiation osteosarcoma is a rare, but well-recognized complication of radiotherapy, which comprise roughly 2 to 5 percent of all osteogenic sarcoma. Recently we experienced a case of postirradiation osteosarcoma of the mandible who had treated by radiation therapy for the nasopharyngeal angiofibroma 30 years ago, presently he is ongoing chemotherapy and relatively being well.