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Radiation injury of the temporal bone
1Department of Otolaryngology, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
Radiation injury of the temporal bone is a common occurrence following external beam treatments. Injuries can be mild, consisting of radiation otitis media, or more extensive, including bone and soft tissue necrosis with infection and intracranial complications. Pathogenesis of radiation-induced temporal bone injury along with treatment programs are discussed.