Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid

Ionizing radiation has been used therapeutically for a variety of clinical conditions, including treatment of hypertrophic keloids. Keloids may rarely be associated with malignancy, but the use of low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies. We describe...

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Main Authors: Lindsay M. Fish, Lisa Duncan, Keith D. Gray, John L. Bell, James M. Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/165319
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