title: Carbon ion therapy for ameloblastic carcinoma.
abstract: Ameloblastic carcinomas are rare odontogenic tumors. Treatment usually consists of surgical resection and sometimes adjuvant radiation. We report the case of a 71 year-old male patient undergoing carbon ion therapy for extensive local relapse of ameloblastic carcinoma. Treatment outcome was favourable with a complete remission at 6 weeks post completion of radiotherapy while RT-treatment itself was tolerated well with only mild side effects. High dose radiation hence is a potential alternative for patients unfit or unwilling to undergo extensive surgery or in cases when only a subtotal resection is planned or the resection is mutilating.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. alexandra.jensen@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Alexandra D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Swantje
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ecker
authors.forename: Malte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellerbrock
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikoghosyan
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debus
authors.forename: Marc W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Münter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000565:Ameloblasts / Q000473:pathology*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods*; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes