Radiation-induced localized scleroderma in breast cancer patients

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Bleasel, Narelle R ^a   Stapleton, Karen M ^a   Commens, Christopher ^a   Ahern, Verity A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Circumscribed scleroderma; Localized morphoea; Pseudosclerodermatous panniculitis; Radiation induced fibrosis; Radiation port morphoea; Radiation port scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; SCLERODERMA;

ADULT; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 0032939226     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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