Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for an Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformation of the Pelvis.

ABSTRACT: Extracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare pathological, benign conditions that are characterized by aberrantly connected arteries and veins without normal intervening capillary vasculature. Although stereotactic radiosurgery is an established, efficacious, safe treatment for intracranial AVMs, there is no known published data on the use of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of abdominopelvic AVMs. One patient with an extracranial AVM in the pelvis that was only partially responsive to embolization was treated with SBRT to a dose of 21 Gy, delivered in three fractions over six calendar days. At presentation, the patient was non-ambulatory due to neuropathic pain from a sciatic impingement of the AVM. The patient underwent two prior catheter-based emboliza

SUBMITTER: Jooya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8589004 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature