Differences in Treatment-Induced Facial Growth Deformity Between AMORE and EBRT for Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment in Children

Facial growth deformity following treatment for head and neck cancer in pediatric patients is a common and severe late effect occurring in 60% of the patient population. However, the differences in growth deformity for different treatment modalities in head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma have not been analyzed yet. The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare facial growth deformity in children with orbital RMS following different treatment modalities with inherently different radiation dose distributions.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - June 20, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: M.L.F. Hol, T.J.M. Maal, A.G. Becking, B.R. Pieters, H.C. Mandeville, M.N. Gaze, J.C. Chisholm, O. Slater, J.H.M. Merks, P. Saeed, T. Alderliesten, L.E. Smeele Source Type: research