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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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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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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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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Radiation-induced breast sarcomas (RIBS) are rare entities representing
S. Kokkali+3 more
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Intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas as a radiation induced malignancy [PDF]
Pancreatic malignancies account for 3% of all cancer diagnoses in the UK and prognosis is poor with overall 1-year survival rates at 20% and 5-year survival rates at 5%. The majority of these cancers (75%-95%) arise from the exocrine part of the gland and are almost all invasive ductal adenocarcinomas.
Mark Harrison+4 more
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Radiation-induced ischemic heart disease
Radiation therapy is a widely used treatment for malignant neoplasms of the chest. Radiation-related cardiovascular disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Vera Potiyevskaya+3 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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