Radiation-induced leiomyosarcoma of the oropharynx

Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumor originating from smooth muscle cells, which most frequently develops in the myometrium and in the gastro-intestinal tract. Reviewing the international literature, radiation-induced sarcoma arise in 0.035 to 0.2 % of all irradiated patients. Especially...

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Main Authors: Pfeiffer, Jens, Boedeker, Carsten Christof, Ridder, Gerd Jürgen, Maier, Wolfgang, Kayser, Gian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2006
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570367/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16925805
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-1-22
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