Pelvic fractures following irradiation of endometrial and vaginal cancers - A case series and review of literature

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-28

  Tai, Patricia ^a   Hammond, Alex ^b   Dyk, Jake Van ^b   Stitt, Larry ^b   Tonita, Jon ^a   Coad, Terry ^b   Radwan, John ^b  

^a Allan Blair Cancer Centre   (Canada)

^b LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complication; Endometrial cancer; Pelvic fractures; Radiotherapy; Vaginal cancer

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PAMIDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034237511     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00178-X     Document Type: Article

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