[Post-radiotherapy telangiectasias. Treatment with pulsed-dye laser. Sequential histological studies].
Chronic radiodermatitis after radiotherapy is a frequent sequela that may be worrying for the patient. Few cases have been published in the literature in which pulsed-dye laser has been used in the treatment of telangiectasias that appeared after radiotherapy for breast cancer. We present a female patient with radiodermatitis on the neck after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The patient received five sessions of pulsed-dye laser treatment (3 ms pulse duration, 7 mm spot size, fluence between 7 and 12 J/cm 2). Sequential histological studies were performed. The response to treatment was very good, with the lesions almost completely disappearing. The patient was very satisfied with the result. Pulsed-dye laser is a safe and effective treatment for chronic radiodermatitis of the neck after radiotherapy.
Ruiz-Genao
Diana P
DP
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Sur, Madrid, España. diana@aedv.es
Córdoba
Susana
S
García-F-Villalta
Maria José
MJ
Dorado
José Maria
JM
Fernández-Herrera
Jesús
J
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*