Effect of fractionated radiotherapy on the parotid gland: an experimental study in Brazilian minipigs
Summary Introduction: Radiotherapy (RT) of head and neck neoplasms often damages the salivary glands. Aim: To examine the pattern of morphologic changes resulting from RT of the head and neck region in minipig parotid glands in a clinical and experimental research setting....
Main Authors: | Roberta Targa Stramandinoli-Zanicotti, Laurindo Moacir Sassi, Juliana Lucena Schussel, Maria Fernanda Torres, Melissa Funchal, Gustavo Henrique Smaniotto, José Luis Dissenha, Andre Lopes Carvalho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2013-04-01
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Series: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772013000200008 |
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