Percutaneous osteoplasty for painful sternal lesion from multiple myeloma

Skeletal Radiol. 2009 Mar;38(3):281-5. doi: 10.1007/s00256-008-0620-7. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Abstract

Percutaneous osteoplasty (POP) as a technical extension of percutaneous vertebroplasty has been used as a treatment for osteolytic lesions in weight-bearing bones besides the vertebrae, and has demonstrated beneficial outcomes in terms of pain relief and functional improvement. However, its efficacy in non-weight-bearing bones is not well known. Herein, we present the case of a patient with an osteolytic lesion from multiple myeloma in the sternum, a non-weight-bearing bone, who obtained sustained pain relief and improvement of life quality after POP. These data suggest that POP may be an alternative treatment for osteolytic lesions in non-weight-bearing bones.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Cements
  • Chest Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Chest Pain / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Myeloma / therapy*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Sternum*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Bone Cements