MR-guided laser-induced thermotherapy of the infratemporal fossa and orbit in malignant chondrosarcoma via a modified technique.

Abstract

A 76-year-old patient presented with a recurrent mass of a malignant chondrosarcoma in the right infratemporal fossa and in the left maxillary sinus with orbital invasion. The patient was treated with a palliative intention with MR-guided laser-induced thermotherapy using a modified applicator technique. Following treatment clinical symptoms improved and MRI revealed complete laser-induced tumor necrosis.

• Authors: T J Vogl, M G Mack, R Straub, K Eichler, S Zangos
• Journal: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol) 2001 Nov-Dec Vol. 24 Issue 6 Pg. 432-5 ISSN: 0174-1551 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11907753 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Chondrosarcoma (secondary, therapy)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Cranial Fossa, Posterior (pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Hyperthermia, Induced
• Laser Coagulation
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Orbital Neoplasms (secondary, therapy)
• Skull Base Neoplasms (secondary, therapy)