Severe subcutaneous hemiatrophy following treatment of Wilms' tumor: CT demonstration.
Hemiatrophy of the subcutaneous tissues following radiation therapy for Wilms' tumor has received little attention in the radiologic literature. We present a patient with this complication, and discuss the findings on computed tomography (CT).
Goodman
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Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0709.
Balachandran
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D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy*