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Postirradiation angiosarcoma

N M Stone1, C A Holden

  • 1Department of Dermatology, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, UK.

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
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This study reports the first case of angiosarcoma, a rare cancer, developing on the scalp after childhood X-ray epilation therapy for ringworm. This highlights a potential link between radiation and this specific malignancy.

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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Oncology
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Cutaneous malignancies are known risks associated with radiotherapy.
  • Most radiotherapy-induced skin cancers are basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas.
  • Angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy, and its association with prior radiation is infrequently reported.