Postirradiation linear morphoea

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010 Jun;35(4):e106-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03717.x. Epub 2009 Oct 23.

Abstract

Postirradiation morphoea is an uncommon side-effect of radiotherapy. We report a 74-year-old woman who was treated with radiotherapy for endometrial carcinoma. About 3.5 years after the first dose of radiotherapy, the patient developed linear morphoea starting from the radiation port and affecting distant, nonirradiated skin. Lesions of radiation-induced morphoea are generally described as well-demarcated, indurated plaques with varying amounts of associated erythema; however, there is no previous publication of unilateral band-like distribution of morphoea associated with radiotherapy, to our knowledge.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Brachytherapy / adverse effects
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiation Injuries / etiology*
  • Radiation Injuries / pathology
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects
  • Scleroderma, Localized / etiology*
  • Scleroderma, Localized / pathology