Late vertebral side effects in long-term survivors of irradiated childhood brain tumor.

Late vertebral side effects in long-term survivors of irradiated childhood brain tumor.

PURPOSE:Long-term side effects of the treatments are common in survivors of irradiated pediatric brain tumors. Ionizing radiation in combination with surgery and chemotherapy during childhood may reduce vertebral height and bone mineral density (BMD), and cause growth failure. The aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Miro-Pekka Jussila, Tiina Remes, Julia Anttonen, Arja Harila-Saari, Jaakko Niinimäki, Tytti Pokka, Päivi Koskenkorva, Anna Sutela, Sanna Toiviainen-Salo, Pekka Arikoski, Pekka Riikonen, Mikko Arola, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Kirsti Sirkiä, Heikki Rantala, Maria Suo-Palosaari, Marja Ojaniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209193

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209193

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