Long-term toxic effects of radiations: Sarcomatoid carcinoma and multiple basal cell carcinoma of the limbs in chronic radiodermatitis

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 177-184

  Foti, Caterina ^a   Filotico, Raffaele ^a   Bonamonte, Domenico ^a   Conserva, Anna ^a   Casulli, Claudia ^a   Altobella, Andrea ^a   Angelini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Epilation; Ionizing radiation; Spindle cell squamous carcinoma; X ray

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SARCOMATOID CARCINOMA; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THIGH;

EID: 15244354478     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-51771     Document Type: Article

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