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The risk of tumor induction in man following medical irradiation for malignant neoplasm
Author(s) -
Seydel H. Gunter
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197506)35:6<1641::aid-cncr2820350625>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , adenocarcinoma , malignancy , incidence (geometry) , radiation therapy , neoplasm , basal cell , carcinoma , cancer , pathology , oncology , physics , optics
Abstract A review of second malignant tumors (S.M.T.s) following therapeutic irradiation for malignant neoplasm in man is presented. Twenty‐one new cases are added to the literature, 3 of adenocarcinoma of the endometrium following treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, 3 of adenocarcinoma of the large bowel following treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, 9 S.M.T.s in irradiated oropharyngeal or oral mucosa, and 6 single cases of S.M.T.s following radiotherapy of cancers in other sites. It is suggested that there is relatively low incidence of S.M.T.s among patients for malignancy, but the risk remains to be established by an appropriate study of control and test populations.