Radiation-induced Sarcoma in the Head and Neck: Clinical, Imaging, Histopathological, and Therapeutic Characterization

Summary:. Radiation-induced head and neck sarcoma (RIHNS) is a rare and serious long-term complication of radiotherapy (RT), with poor prognosis and high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is based on immunohistochemistry and molecular biomarker analysis, and therapy is usually surgical. Other adjuv...

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Main Authors: Wilber Edison Bernaola-Paredes, DDS, OMS, MSc, PhD, Eloah Pascuotte Filippetti, MD, Monica Lucia Rodrigues, MD, MSc, Henrique Perez Carvalho, MD, Marcelo Carvalho Coutinho, MD, Arthur Ferrari Arruda, MD, Pedro Jorge Joffily Pinto, MD, Felipe D’Almeida Costa, MD, PhD, Miriã Andrade Celestino, MD, Antonio Cassio Assis Pellizzon, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004418