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. 2017 Apr 6;90(1073):20160885. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160885

Table 2.

Patient characteristics in population of patients who experienced fractures

Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Age 57 73 68 64 69 87 75 76 65 62 67 63 86 66 55
Site of PIF Cervical cancer Cervical cancer Cervical cancer Cervical cancer Cervical cancer Cervical cancer Endometrial cancer Endometrial cancer Endometrial cancer Endometrial cancer Anal canal Anal canal Anal canal Anal canal Anal canal
Histology of the primary tumour SCC SCC SCC SCC SCC SCC ADK ADK ADK ADK SCC SCC SCC SCC SCC
Stage/FIGO/ IIIb IV IIb III IIb II II IIIc Ib II II IIIa IIIa IIIb IIIa
Latency period (months) 34 66 11 3 3 7 11 13 15 16 10 36 46 6 8
RT treatment modalities
volume dose (Gy)
IMRT
pelvis + LA : 45 Gy
boost to T and pelvic LN 20 Gy
(TD 65 Gy)
IMRT
pelvis + LA: 45 Gy
IMRT
pelvis + LA : 45
pelvic LN :57.6
brachytherapy 25 Gy PDR
IMRT
pelvis 45
LN:59
T: 65 Gy
Pre-operative PDR
brachytherapy 60 Gy
IMRT
pelvis 45
N 50 Gy
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65 Gy
IMRT
pelvis 45
+ curie 10 Gy HDR
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 50
IMRT
pelvis 45
+ brachytherapy 10 Gy HDR
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 50.4
brachytherapy 15 Gy PDR
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65
LN 51
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65
IMRT
pelvis 45
T 65
Maximal dose at the site of the PIF (Gy) 68.4 47.3 58.5 57.1 50.3 58.3 45.5 40.8 45.5 45.2 52.6 48.8 46.4 62.3 65.1

ADK, adenocarcinoma; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; HDR, high dose rate; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy; LA, lomboaortic; LN, lymph node; PDR, pulse dose rate; PIF, pelvic insufficiency fracture; SCC, squamous-cell carcinoma; T, tumour; TD, total dose.