TY - JOUR
T1 - Side effects of radiation in musculoskeletal oncology
T2 - clinical evaluation of radiation-induced fractures.
AU - Mavrogenis, Andreas F.
AU - Pala, Eisa
AU - Romantini, Matteo
AU - Guerra, Giovanni
AU - Romagnoli, Carlo
AU - Maccauro, Giulio
AU - Ruggieri, Pietro
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Radiation therapy and chemotherapy, while they remain an essential part of the multidisciplinary treatment of cancers, they have led to unwanted complications. Radiation-induced complications include wound and bone, growth, nervous system, tumorigenic, lung, gastrointestinal, hepatic and other complications. In this article we review the side effects of radiation therapy in musculoskeletal oncology emphasizing on bone, present our long experience, and discuss the current literature regarding radiation-induced bone complications and their management and outcome.
AB - Radiation therapy and chemotherapy, while they remain an essential part of the multidisciplinary treatment of cancers, they have led to unwanted complications. Radiation-induced complications include wound and bone, growth, nervous system, tumorigenic, lung, gastrointestinal, hepatic and other complications. In this article we review the side effects of radiation therapy in musculoskeletal oncology emphasizing on bone, present our long experience, and discuss the current literature regarding radiation-induced bone complications and their management and outcome.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21669135
AN - SCOPUS:80055072998
VL - 24
SP - 29
EP - 37
JO - International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
JF - International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
SN - 0394-6320
IS - 1 Suppl 2
ER -