[Radiation-induced breast cancer].
A 24-year-old woman with radiation-induced breast cancer is reported. At 9 years of age she had received 4,000 R irradiation to her chest to treat an eosinophilic granuloma of the rib. Fifteen years later, she suffered from breast cancer. We suggest that the irradiation-induced the breast cancer.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013909:Thorax / Q000528:radiation effects