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Proton therapy versus photon radiation therapy for the management of a recurrent desmoid tumor of the right flank: a case report

Desmoid tumors are benign mesenchymal tumors with a strong tendency for local recurrence after surgery. Radiotherapy improves local control following incomplete resection, but nearby organs at risk may limit the dose to the target volume. The patient in this report presented with a recurrent desmoid...

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Autores principales: Kil, Whoon Jong, Nichols, R Charles, Kilkenny, John W, Huh, Soon Y, Ho, Meng Wei, Gupta, Pratibha, Marcus, Robert B, Indelicato, Daniel J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23098082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-178