Table 1.
Summary of cases treated with radiotherapy
| References | Sex (age) | Location | Tumor size | Treatment | Radiation technique | Dosage | FX | GTV | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMenamin et al. [5] | Male (46) | Left thigh | 130 mm | Surgery and radiotherapy | No detailed info | No detailed info | No detailed info | No detailed info | Multiple metastasis at 6 months, DOD at 7 months |
| Cox et al. [6] | Male (70) | Thoracic spine | 1.9 cm × 0.9 cm × 0.4 cm | Surgery and radiotherapy | 4- to 5‑week course of radiotherapy | Total dose of 45 Gy | No detailed info | No detailed info | CR at 32 months |
| Agrawal et al. [10] | Female (50) | Thoracic spine | No detailed info | Surgery and radiotherapy | 5 weeks of radiotherapy | Total dose of 45 Gy | No detailed info | No detailed info | CR at 32 months |
| Binesh et al. [13] | Female (15) | Left shoulder | 4.4 cm × 5.2 cm | Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy | With linear accelerator | Total dose of 54 Gy with 18-MV photons | In 30 fractions | No detailed info | CR at 18 months |
| Lavezzo et al. [17] | Female (19) | Posterior cranial fossa | 2.75 cm3 | Surgery and radiotherapy | Gamma Knife radiotherapy | Prescription dose: 15 Gy, prescription isodose: 50%, max. dose: 30 Gy, average dose 21.4 Gy, integral dose: 58.7 mJ | In 15 fractions | 3.88 cm3 | CR at 24 months |
DOD date of death, CR complete remission, Gy gray, mJ millijoule, FX fraction, GTV gross tumour volume