We review the treatment of pelvic Ewing's sarcoma by the implantation of extracorporeally-irradiated (ECI) autografts and compare the outcome with that of other reported methods. We treated 13 patients with ECI autografts between 1994 and 2004. There were seven males and six females with a median age of 15.7 years (interquartile range (IQR) 12.2 to 21.7). At a median follow-up of five years (IQ...

T HE SENSITIVITY OF LYMPHOCYTES to irradiation provides a rationale for the use of extracorporeal irradiation (ECI ) of the circulating blood to destroy lymphocytes selectively. Since 1962, ECI has been used in various studies, including investigations of lymphocyte physiology and prolongation of allogeneic skin graft survival in calves. These studies1 established the basic feasibility and effe...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Extracorporeal irradiation (ECI) is relatively a rare method used in the management of malignant bone tumors (MBT). It consists of en-bloc removal of the tumor bearing bone segment, removal of the tumor from the bone, irradiation, and re-implantation back in the body. We report our preliminary experience of using ECI for management of MBT. MATERIALS AND METHODS From year 2...

We studied the protective effects of low power He-Ne laser irradiation on erythrocytes against the damage caused by experimental artificial heart-lung machines. The erythrocyte suspension in a closed circuit was perfused with a roller pump. One of two circuits was used for laser treatment and the other for control. The laser group demonstrated significantly higher erythrocyte deformability and ...

Objective Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) has been reported to be beneficial to patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). It needs highly invasive procedures for balloon removal (fetoscopic and/or ultrasound-guided), and carries a given risk for both mother and fetus. We have reported the potential usefulness of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a noninvasive ext...

cytes concerned,’4 and by the variety of behavior patterns displayednotably in regard to progression of the disease and response to therapy. This diversity is also reflected in the response shown by patients with CLL to treatment by extracorporeal irradiation of the blood ( ECIB). Patients so far treated by this technic at the Royal Marsden Hospital inelude nine with various forms of lymphoma. ...

BACKGROUND Periacetabular reconstruction after malignant bone tumor resection to preserve limb function is extremely challenging. The optimal reconstruction method has not yet received consensus and the functional outcomes still remain unsatisfactory. CASE REPORT A thirteen-year-old girl who was suffering from acetabular osteosarcoma was treated with wide excision of the tumor, followed by pe...