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Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)

Chronic Effects - Telangiectases, and Muscle Contractures/Fibrosis
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Clinical photo showing telangiectases and muscle contractures/fibrosis
Source: Dr. Deborah Citrin, National Cancer Institute, HHS/NIH

Chronic effects: Skin telangiectases and muscle contractures/fibrosis in the neck of a patient given high dose fractionated therapeutic radiation for cancer