Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hird, A. E.; Wilson, J.; Symons, S.; Sinclair, E.; Davis, M.; Chow, E.

doi:10.3747/co.2008.201

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Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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A. E. Hird

^1,*,

J. Wilson

²,

S. Symons

³,

E. Sinclair

¹,

M. Davis

¹ and

E. Chow

^1,*

¹

Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

²

Medical Oncology, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

³

Department of Radiology, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Curr. Oncol. 2008, 15(1), 53-62; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

Submission received: 6 October 2008 / Revised: 4 November 2008 / Accepted: 9 December 2008 / Published: 1 January 2008

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Abstract

“Radiation recall”—also called “radiation recall dermatitis”—has been defined as the “recalling” by skin of previous radiation exposure in response to the administration of certain response-inducing drugs. Although the phenomenon is relatively well known in the medical world, an exact cause has not been documented. Here, we report a rare occurrence of the radiation recall phenomenon in a breast cancer patient after palliative radiotherapy for bone, brain, and orbital metastases.

Keywords: Radiation recall dermatitis; breast cancer; orbital metastases

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Hird, A.E.; Wilson, J.; Symons, S.; Sinclair, E.; Davis, M.; Chow, E. Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Curr. Oncol. 2008, 15, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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Hird AE, Wilson J, Symons S, Sinclair E, Davis M, Chow E. Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Current Oncology. 2008; 15(1):53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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Hird, A. E., J. Wilson, S. Symons, E. Sinclair, M. Davis, and E. Chow. 2008. "Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature" Current Oncology 15, no. 1: 53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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Hird, A. E., Wilson, J., Symons, S., Sinclair, E., Davis, M., & Chow, E. (2008). Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Current Oncology, 15(1), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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