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Fig. 1 | Radiation Oncology

Fig. 1

From: An expression analysis of markers of radiation-induced skin fibrosis and angiogenesis in wound healing disorders of the head and neck

Fig. 1

Cervical wound healing disorder (WHD) in a male patient (62 years) with a history preoperative radiation therapy with a total radiation volume of 64 Gy. The WHD is located in the field of the surgical approach to the neck dissection on the right side. A superficial suppurative dehiscence with a local inflammation on a length of approximately 10 cm can be observed. Dichotomized this is rated as the occurrence of a WHD in postoperative follow-up

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Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 1748-717X

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