Radiation-induced carcinoma of the temporal bone.
A case of a patient in whom carcinoma of the right temporal bone developed 39 years after a series of injections of radium chloride is presented. Carcinomas of the temporal bone and paranasal sinuses are a complication of radium administered therapeutically or ingested accidentally by watch dial painters.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011883:Radium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000532:radiotherapy
D011883:Radium