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Myofibroblasts and their resistance to apoptosis: a possible mechanism of osteoradionecrosis
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in the head and neck area is the most devastating long-term complication of radiotherapy, with slow progression and inability to heal spontaneously. ORN can lead to intolerable pain, fractures, and sequestration of devitalized bone and fistulae, making oral feeding impossibl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652366/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23674922 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDEN.S33722 |