Multiple secondary cutaneous tumours following electron beam radiotherapy for cutaneous malignancies of the scalp.
Electron beam radiation is a commonly used and effective treatment modality for cutaneous malignancies. Secondary cutaneous malignancies arising in electron beam treatment sites are rarely reported. We report on seven patients who developed multiple secondary tumours arising within and immediately around electron beam radiation treatment sites in the setting of treatment for diffuse primary disease or as adjunctive therapy for aggressive cutaneous malignancies.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. wolfe1pa@gmail.com.
Christopher M
CM
Wolfe
W Harris
WH
Green
H Keith
HK
Hatfield
Thomas J
TJ
Shakar
Omid
O
Baniahmad
Armand B
AB
Cognetta
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery