Cicatricial alopecia secondary to radiation therapy: Case report and review of the literature

Cutis

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Severs, Gregg A ^a,d   Griffin, Thomas ^b   Wemer Wasik, Maria ^c  

^a Drexel University ^*

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCALP; SCAR; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCALP;

EID: 41149112913     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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