Long-term effects of local radiotherapy on growth and vertebral features in children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Kyungmi Yang,
Joong Hyun Ahn,
Sook-Young Woo
et al.
Abstract:Background
To evaluate the effects of local radiotherapy (RT) on growth, we evaluated the chronological growth profiles and vertebral features of children with high-risk neuroblastoma.
Methods
Thirty-eight children who received local photon or proton beam therapy to the abdomen or retroperitoneum between January 2014 and September 2019 were included. Simple radiography of the thoracolumbar spine was performed before and every year after RT. The hei… Show more
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