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POST-RADIATION SARCOMA IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

A Report of Five Cases



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Abstract

1. Five cases of fibrosarcoma arising after radiotherapy in cases of ankylosing spondylitis are reported.

2. The relationship of the tumours to irradiation is discussed.

3. Objective neurological signs arising in the lower limbs of patients with ankylosing spondylitis after a latent period following radiotherapy may indicate an underlying sarcoma.

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