Radiation Effects

Epidemiology:

Common sites:

Gross features:

Histologic features:

• sarcomas:
• impossible to assess tumour type (differentiation may change)
• skeletal muscle in field may look mildly atypical
• multiple nuclei in collapsed fibre
• thickening of blood vessel walls

Immunophenotype:

Marker:

Sensitivity:

Specificity:

Molecular features:

Other features:

• Induction of cancer:
• Osteogenic sarcomas

References:

• Robbins 2005