Selective Arterial Embolization for a Large Pelvic Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Treatment

• Autor(a) principal: Soares do Brito, Joaquim
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Portela, José
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6803
• topic: Bone Cysts; Aneurysmal; Embolization; Therapeutic; Pelvic Bones.; Embolização Terapêutica; Ossos Pélvicos; Quistos Ósseos Aneurismáticos.

Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign musculoskeletal tumours, which occur in young patients and, occasionally, with aggressive behaviour. Those tumours very often will need surgical treatment with curettage and bone grafting, but for aggressive lesions, inbloc resection is more advisable. Aggressive tumours use to be large and sometimes with difficult surgical approach and demanding complex surgical reconstructions. In this scenario, selective arterial embolization is a possible primary or adjuvant treatment option. This paper presents a paradigmatic case, where selective arterial embolization allowed a successful treatment of a large aneurysmal bone cyst with difficult surgical resolution.