“RT Strikes Back”: Radiotherapy in Ultra Elderly With Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma

Valerio Nardone; Federico Gagliardi; Gabriella  Brancaccio; Stefania Napolitano; Giulia Briatico; Alfonso Reginelli

doi:10.5826/dpc.1302a110

“RT Strikes Back”: Radiotherapy in Ultra Elderly With Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma

Authors

Valerio Nardone Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
Federico Gagliardi Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
Gabriella Brancaccio Dermatology Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Stefania Napolitano Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
Giulia Briatico Dermatology Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Alfonso Reginelli Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy

Keywords:

skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, elderly patients, radiotherapy

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