The risks of treating keloids with radiotherapy
| Autor: | N Botwood, C Lowdell, C Lewanski |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Keloid scars Neoplasms Radiation-Induced medicine.medical_treatment Mammary gland Breast Neoplasms medicine Carcinoma Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging skin and connective tissue diseases Benign disease business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Surgery Radiation therapy Radiation exposure Carcinoma Intraductal Noninfiltrating medicine.anatomical_structure Keloid Female Complication business After treatment |
| Zdroj: | The British Journal of Radiology. 72:1222-1224 |
| ISSN: | 1748-880X 0007-1285 |
| DOI: | 10.1259/bjr.72.864.10703484 |
| Popis: | The risk of carcinogenesis from radiation exposure is well known. It has been questioned for some time therefore, whether it is wise to treat benign disease with radiotherapy. We report a case of a patient who developed bilateral breast carcinomas almost 30 years after treatment of chest wall keloids with radiotherapy. There are only anecdotal reports in the literature of malignancies following treatment of keloids with radiotherapy. We review these reports and discuss the safety of this approach to the management of keloid scars. |
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