Hamidah A, and Mazlina M, and Zarina AL, and Muhaizan WM, and Fuad I, and Jamal R, (2009) Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a patient with rothmund-thomson syndrome (Recq4 Mutation) - intolerance to radiotherapy. Medicine & Health, 4 (2). pp. 133-137. ISSN 1823-2140
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Abstract
We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue in a 27 years old patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS). An abnormal DNA repair mechanism in some RTS patients predispose them to malignancy and influence the tolerance to radiotherapy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Rothmund-Thomson syndrome; squamous cell carcinoma tongue; radiation toxicity |
| Journal: | Medicine & Health |
| ID Code: | 1952 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Fazli Nafiah - |
| Deposited On: | 20 Jun 2011 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2016 06:30 |
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