TY - JOUR AU - Jensen, Alexandra D. AU - Ecker, Swantje AU - Ellerbrock, Malte AU - Nikoghosyan, Anna AU - Debus, Jürgen AU - Münter, Marc W. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/02/06 TI - Carbon ion therapy for ameloblastic carcinoma JO - Radiation Oncology SP - 13 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Ameloblastic carcinomas are rare odontogenic tumors. Treatment usually consists of surgical resection and sometimes adjuvant radiation. We report the case of a 71 year-old male patient undergoing carbon ion therapy for extensive local relapse of ameloblastic carcinoma. Treatment outcome was favourable with a complete remission at 6 weeks post completion of radiotherapy while RT-treatment itself was tolerated well with only mild side effects. High dose radiation hence is a potential alternative for patients unfit or unwilling to undergo extensive surgery or in cases when only a subtotal resection is planned or the resection is mutilating. SN - 1748-717X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-13 DO - 10.1186/1748-717X-6-13 ID - Jensen2011 ER -