Open AccessEffects on Periocular Tissues after Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Intraocular Tumors
Author(s) -
Youn Joo Choi,
Tae Wan Kim,
Suzy Kim,
Ho-Kyung Choung,
Min Joung Lee,
Namju Kim,
Sang In Khwarg,
Young Suk Yu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e120
Subject(s) - proton therapy , medicine , radiation therapy , proton , medical physics , ophthalmology , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics
PBRT for intraocular tumors can induce various orbital and periorbital tissue changes. More specifically, when enucleation is performed after PBRT due to disease progression, significant enophthalmos and OV decrease can develop and can cause poor facial cosmesis as treatment sequelae.
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