Second thyroid neoplasms after prophylac
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Perel, Yves; Leverger, Guy; Carrere, Anne; Caudry, Michel; Garabedian, Erea Noel
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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An understanding of the pathogenesis of second cancers may help in their prevention. We report on two children who were treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with an exclusively cranial prophylactic irradiation (18 Gy) and who presented with a thyroid carcinoma (TC) 12 and 13 years later.