Role of total skin electron beam therapy for leukemia cutis in pediatric patients

The role of radiation therapy for those with leukemia cutis, particularly pediatric patients, remains unclear. This report describes the first two cases of disseminated leukemia cutis in adolescents treated with total skin electron beam therapy. Both patients had resolution of their skin disease and...

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Published inPediatric Blood & Cancer Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 1054 - 1055
Main Authors Pepek, Joseph M., Paulino, Arnold C., Briones, Michael A., Marcus Jr, Robert B., Esiashvili, Natia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.05.2008
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
extramedullary leukemia
Humans
leukemia cutis
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute - pathology
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute - radiotherapy
Male
pediatrics
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, High-Energy
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
total skin electron beam therapy
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Summary:The role of radiation therapy for those with leukemia cutis, particularly pediatric patients, remains unclear. This report describes the first two cases of disseminated leukemia cutis in adolescents treated with total skin electron beam therapy. Both patients had resolution of their skin disease and significant palliation of symptoms. Total skin electron irradiation is an option for adolescents suffering from significant extramedullary leukemia involving the skin. While it is uncertain if this treatment has any improvement in disease‐free survival, the benefits of total skin electron therapy for symptom palliation should be considered. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:1054–1055. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
1096-911X
DOI:10.1002/pbc.21390