Proton beam therapy for malignancy in Bloom syndrome
Proton beam therapy for malignancy in Bloom syndrome
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Mizumoto, M. , Hashii, H. , Senarita, M. , Sakai, S. , Wada, T. , Okumura, T. , Tsuboi, K. and Sakurai, H.
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Background and purpose
Bloom syndrome is a DNA repair disorder that is hypersensitive to radiotherapy. We describe the first case in which proton beam therapy (PBT) was used in a patient with Bloom syndrome to treat oropharyngeal cancer.
Patients and methods
The patient was a 32-year-old woman with Bloom syndrome who was diagnosed with oro...
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Proton beam therapy for malignancy in Bloom syndrome
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1357394939
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1357394939
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0179-7158
E-ISSN
1439-099X
DOI
10.1007/s00066-012-0274-1
