Acute parotitis and hyperamylasemia foll
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J. Gregory Cairncross; Jane Salmon; Jae-Ho Kim; Dr. Jerome B. Posner
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Article
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1980
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Parotitis, an infrequent, previously unreported complication of wholeβbrain radiation therapy, was observed in 4 patients. The acute symptoms, which include fever, dry mouth, pain, swelling, and tenderness, are accompanied by hyperamylasemia. Among 10 patients receiving wholeβbrain irra