술후 방사선치료를 시행한 골모세포종 1례

Abstract

We report a case of osteoblastoma, arising at the C7-spine of a 23-year- old man. The patient underwent laminectomy of C6-7 spines, and received postoperative radiotherapy. Review of literature indicates that the radiotherapy has rarely been used for this tumor because of detrimental effect. Nevertheless, the radiotherapy could be beneficial for those cases in which adequate surgical resection is not possible. Furthermore, postoperative radiotherapy would be helpful to prevent recurrence in the case of incomplete removal. Therefore, the radiotherapy might be used for unresectable tumors in place of surgery.