Acute radiation injury of the hands: report of a case with a twenty-one year follow-up.
Accidental, excessive exposure to therapeutic radiation of the hands is rare and some authors advocate early amputation of the part. A report of the treatment of excessive irradiation to both hands for verrucous lesions in an 18-year-old woman includes a 21 year follow-up without evidence of malignant degeneration.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014860:Warts / Q000532:radiotherapy