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Radiation-induced morphea of the breast: a case report
Nellie L C Cheah1, Daniel W Y Wong, Anula D Chetiyawardana
1Cancer Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. nelliecheah@yahoo.co.uk
Journal of Medical Case Reports
|May 2, 2008
Abstract:
Radiation-induced morphea (RIM) of the breast is a rare complication of radiotherapy. It is disfiguring, painful and defeats the purpose of achieving a good cosmesis in breast-conservation surgery. This report describes a severe case of RIM in a breast cancer patient together with photographic illustrations of the serial changes over time and histopathology slides. A review of the literature is provided.