title: Toxicity of oral radiotherapy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Although radiotherapy is a standard form of management of head and neck tumors, treatment of the oral cavity in patients who have the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has produced unacceptable toxicity. Five such patients are described as a warning of enhanced toxicity of oral radiotherapy in this patient population.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000528:radiation effects; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes