title: Clonal wound re-epithelialisation after radiotherapy for skin cancer.
abstract: Simple clinical observations can give useful insights into biological processes in humans. Here we present a temporal series of pictures addressing the tissue response of a basal cell carcinoma to radiotherapy, where re-epithelialisation (RE) after radiotherapy appeared to occur by clonal regrowth, rather than the usually described sheet-like RE.
authors.affiliation: Sydney University Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.|North Coast Cancer Institute, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002999:Clone Cells; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062326:Re-Epithelialization; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
keywords: BCC; clonal; radiotherapy; wound