title: Corneal perforation due to late radiation therapy-induced corneal necrosis--clinicopathological correlation.
abstract: A clinicopathological correlation is made between corneal perforation and late radiation therapy-induced corneal necrosis in a male adolescent treated for orbital rhabdomyosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Registry of Ophthalmic Pathology, Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology (IOBA), Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chaqués
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Saornil
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Herreras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery