Wound healing after radiation therapy: Review of the literature

Radiation therapy is an established modality in the treatment of head and neck cancer patients. Compromised wound healing in irradiated tissues is a common and challenging clinical problem. The pathophysiology and underlying cellular mechanisms including the complex interaction of cytokines and growth factors are still not understood completely. In this review, the current state of research regarding the pathomechanisms of compromised wound healing in irradiated tissues is presented. Current and possible future treatment strategies are critically reviewed.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Radiation Oncology

• Publication date

  2012-09-24

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1186/1748-717X-7-162PMID 23006548PMCID 3504517
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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