Published 1981
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Journal article
Thyroid alterations due to X-irradiation of haemangioma on the neck
- 1. Debreceni Orvostudomanyi Egyetem (Hungary)
Description
The paper presents a case report of two patients who received X-irradiation (2x500 R and 5x200 R resp.) in infancy or childhood because of haemangioma on the neck and developed serious alterations of the thyroid glands (carcinoma, thyreoiditis, atrophia) 10-20 years later. Attention is called to the risk of radio-therapy in young age. (L.E.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Hungarian)
- Nyaktaji haemangioma roentgen besugarzasanak koevetkezteben kialakult pajzsmirigy-elvaltozasok
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Orv. Hetil.
- Journal Volume
- 122
- Journal Issue
- 42
- Series
- Orv. Hetil.
- Journal Page Range
- 2599-2602
- ISSN
- 0030-6002
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 13677801
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGIOMAS; CARCINOMAS; CHILDREN; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; INFANTS; NECK; RADIOTHERAPY; THYROID; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; THERAPY; VERTEBRATES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 39 refs.