title: [Surgical and radiotherapy in treatment of postauricular keloids--case report].
abstract: Treatment of keloid remains a great challenge for clinicians, in spite of numerous therapeutic regimens reported in the literature to date. Earlobe or postauricular regions are predominant locations for postoperative keloids due to the treatment of lop ears. There are several treatments that include intralesional steroid injections, surgical excision, cryotherapy, laser therapy, radiotherapy and pharmacotherapy. A case is presented with fourth recurrence of keloids after surgical treatment of lop ears with final satisfactory outcome after combined therapy that included surgical excision, skin flap transposition and radiotherapy. It is concluded that interdisciplinary approach that includes a combination of surgery and radiotherapy results in a satisfactory outcome of keloid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Sveti Duh General Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tugomir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gverić
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grah
authors.forename: Dubravko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huljev
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zdilar
authors.forename: Jadranko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barisić
authors.forename: Dubravka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trajbar
authors.forename: Snjezana Gverić
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ahmetasević
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivkosić
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence