Extensive Morphea Following Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Breast Carcinoma—Case Report

• Published in: Current oncology (Toronto) Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 50
• Main Authors: Panaitescu, Alexandru, Nguyen, Hannah, Masson-Côté, Laurence, Fernandes, Carolina Lucena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Cancer; Care and treatment; Case Report; Female; Humans; Immunosuppressive agents; Koebner phenomenon; lichen sclerosis; oncodermatology; Radiation; Radiation Injuries - diagnosis; Radiation Injuries - drug therapy; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiation Injuries - pathology; radiation therapy; radiation-induced morphea; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - adverse effects; Scleroderma, Localized - diagnosis; Scleroderma, Localized - drug therapy; Scleroderma, Localized - etiology; Scleroderma, Localized - pathology; Koebner phenomenon; breast cancer; oncodermatology; lichen sclerosis; radiation therapy; radiation-induced morphea

Radiation-induced morphea (RIM) is a rare complication following radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer treatment. Its distribution is usually confined to the breast having received radiotherapy. A generalized form of RIM also exists, defined as lesions extending beyond the radiotherapy site, but data...