[Basal cell epithelioma developing after postoperative irradiation of breast cancer].
We report a 60-year-old woman with a history of postoperative irradiation therapy for breast cancer nine years previously who developed a basal cell epithelioma (BCE) six years later on the radiated skin of the chest wall and underwent surgery for it. Histologically, the BCE was a superficial lesion with a tendency to invasion. The irradiated skin was atrophic. Secondary skin cancer after irradiation for malignancy is rare in contrast to benign conditions.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology