Postradiation hypertrichosis: a paradox.
Alopecia due to radiation has remained a widely accepted aspect of radiotherapy. We present an unexpected clinical scenario, where a patient with left lung stage IIIB nonsmall cell adenocarcinoma, treated with radiochemotherapy achieved a complete response and developed an obscure late effect in terms of paradoxical hypertrichosis in the radiation portals. The paper presents plausible hypothesis for this unusual phenomenon.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Jai Prakash
JP
Agarwal
Maheshkumar N
MN
Upasani
Yogesh
Y
Ghadi
Anusheel
A
Munshi
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000009:adverse effects