[Basal cell epithelioma developing after postoperative irradiation of breast cancer]

Gan No Rinsho. 1986 May;32(5):534-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a 60-year-old woman with a history of postoperative irradiation therapy for breast cancer nine years previously who developed a basal cell epithelioma (BCE) six years later on the radiated skin of the chest wall and underwent surgery for it. Histologically, the BCE was a superficial lesion with a tendency to invasion. The irradiated skin was atrophic. Secondary skin cancer after irradiation for malignancy is rare in contrast to benign conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced* / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology