Palliative treatment of pelvic bone tumors using radioiodine (I) brachytherapy.

Background: Complete resection of pelvic bone tumors, especially recurrent and metastatic ones, is often impossible to achieve using conventional surgery. This study aimed to assess the benefits and adverse effects of computed tomography (CT)-guided radioiodine (I) brachytherapy for inoperable recurrent and metastatic bone tumors of the pelvis.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 22 patients with confirmed pelvic bone tumors (10 females and 12 males; 15-84 years; 21 with primary pelvic tumor and one with pelvic metastasis).