Photoletter to the editor: Postradiation sarcoma.
Postradiation sarcomas are rare and highly malignant tumors which may appear as a consequence of radiotherapy. They may originate on bone or soft tissues.We report the case of a patient who developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma 35 years after radiotherapy for a melanoma on her right leg.
Dermatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;
Cristina
C
Garrido-Colmenero
Dermatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;
Ignacio
I
Valenzuela-Salas
Dermatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;
Gonzalo
G
Blasco-Morente
Pathology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
José
J
Aneiros-Fernández
Dermatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;
Jesús
J
Tercedor-Sánchez
malignant fibrous histiocytoma; postradiation; radiotherapy; sarcoma