Risk stratification of intermediate-risk children with minor head injury: a secondary publication translated into Korean [PDF]
The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network rule helps emergency physicians identify very low-risk children with minor head injury who can forgo head computed tomography.
Jung Heon Kim
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Proton Radiotherapy to Reduce Late Complications in Childhood Head and Neck Cancers [PDF]
In most childhood head and neck cancers, radiotherapy is an essential component of treatment; however, it can be associated with problematic long-term complications.
Michael T. Spiotto, MD, PhD +6 more
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Radiation-induced tumors and secondary malignancies following radiotherapy [PDF]
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Dedović-Stojaković Jelena +6 more
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Evaluating the Necessity and Radiation Risk of Brain CT Scans Requested by the Trauma Emergency Department [PDF]
Background: Numerous Computed Tomography (CT) scan requests for trauma patients have raised serious concern about the impacts of radiation such as radiation-induced cancers.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the necessity rate of requested head CT ...
Hadi Moradi +6 more
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Breast radiation-associated secondary malignancies: A review
Secondary malignancies are a late complication of radiation treatment for primary cancer through DNA damage. Specifically after breast cancer radiation, a number of tissues are vulnerable to radiation damage and have increased risk for developing ...
Sarah Poland +3 more
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The role of c-MYC expression in the diagnostic and clinical confirmation of radiation-induced angiosarcoma [PDF]
Introduction. Angiosarcomas (ASs) arising from vascular tissue, account for 3.3% of all sarcomas and have a poor prognosis. Radiation-induced AS is a rare late complication of radiotherapy (RT) treatment and is characterized by a gene expression profile ...
Jovanović Luka +8 more
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Evaluation of HIF-1α and VEGF-A expression in radiation-induced cystitis: A case-control study [PDF]
The standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (CC) is chemoradiotherapy. Once the bladder receives part of the radiation, a typical inflammatory condition that configures radiation-induced cystitis may develop.
Ricardo Castellani de Mattos +3 more
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Stereotactic Radiation for Treating Primary and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Spinal Cord
Stereotactic radiation treatment can be used to treat spinal cord neoplasms in patients with either unresectable lesions or residual disease after surgical resection.
Elisa K. Liu +4 more
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Radiation-Induced Uterine Carcinosarcoma after Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Objective To describe a case of radiation-induced uterine carcinosarcoma 6 years after a cervical squamous cell carcinoma treatment, which imposed some diagnostic and management challenges.
Joana Moreira-Barros +2 more
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Radiation-Induced Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma after Breast Conserving Therapy: Case Report
Introduction: Breast sarcoma is a rare form of malignancy that arises from connective tissue, comprising less than 5% of all sarcomas. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the breast is a rare and aggressive subtype of radiation-induced sarcoma
Tainara Rodrigues Miranda +4 more
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