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- Title
Acute skin toxicity after contact brachytherapy for T lymphoma in the foot and ankle: a case report and review of the literature.
- Authors
Allouche, Fadwa; El Baraka, M.; Terrab, Fz; Kabbaj, H.; Youssoufi, Ma; Farhane, F.; Alami, Z.; Bouhafa, T.; Hassouni, K.
- Abstract
Cutaneous T lymphoma is a relatively common type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL). It originates from mature T lymphocytes in the skin and takes on several anatomical and clinical forms which can be very aggressive. Contact brachytherapy is used to treat cancer of the skin in various places. In areas of poor vascularity, subject to constant trauma, such as extremities, radiotherapy can lead to prolonged scarring, chronic poorly treatable ulcerations, or even necrosis, requiring subsequent surgery. In this case study, we report on a young patient with cutaneous T-type mycosis fungoid lymphoma located on the right foot who was treated with contact brachytherapy. The cancer was cured, but the patient developed complex and acute skin toxicity which finally resolved after 8 weeks.
- Subjects
SPRAINS; RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy; MYCOSIS fungoides; SKIN cancer; LYMPHOMAS; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Onkologia i Radioterapia, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1896-8961
- Publication type
Article