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Radiotherapy of skin adnexal carcinoma
A Larnaudie1, P Giraud2, C Naessens3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, centre François-Baclesse, 3, avenue du Général-Harris, 14000 Caen, France; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dupuytren University Hospital, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France.
Abstract:
Skin adnexal carcinomas are rare skin cancer, developing from pilosebaceous, eccrine and apocrine unit. Treatment of localised tumours usually includes surgery and radiotherapy. Indications and modalities of radiotherapy depend on the pathological subtype with a lack of consensus for some histologies. This review summarises the place of radiotherapy in terms of indication, dose and fractionation, volumes to irradiate and discuss ongoing studies.
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