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radionecrosis

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radionecrosis /ra·dio·ne·cro·sis/ (ra″de-o-nĕ-kro´sis) tissue destruction due to radiant energy.
ra·di·o·ne·cro·sis (rd--n-krss)
n.
Necrosis due to excessive exposure to radiation.
radionecrosis
[-nəkrō′sis]
tissue death caused by radiation.
radionecrosis [ra″de-o-nĕ-kro´sis]
tissue destruction due to radiant energy.
radionecrosis, radiation necrosis
tissue destruction due to radiant energy.
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] A 67-year-old man with a history of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma that had been treated with primary radiotherapy 20 years earlier developed laryngeal radionecrosis, and he underwent tracheotomy for airway obstruction at an outside hospital.
Fistula between the carotid artery and larynx in a 67-year-old man by Costa, Dary J.; Varvares, Mark A.; Bieneman, B. Kirke / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The sensitivity and specificity of FDG PET in distinguishing recurrent brain tumor from radionecrosis in patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery.
PET/CT neuroimaging applications for epilepsy and cerebral neoplasm by Mountz, James M. / Applied Radiology
Even worse, over time this effect will progress, leading to fibrosis and spontaneous radionecrosis (death) of soft tissue or bone.
Hyperbaric files: post-radiation therapy injury by Capek, Kenneth / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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