Subcutaneous calcification as a delayed complication of radiotherapy: A case report and review of the literature

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-488

  Zaka, Zoltán ^a   Fodor, János ^a   Udvarhelyi, Nóra ^a   Orosz, Zsolt ^a   Kásler, Miklós ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hodgkin's disease; Ichthyosis; Radiotherapy; Subcutaneous calcification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COBALT TELETHERAPY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; IRRADIATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 60049091803     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9062-8     Document Type: Review

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