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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 4 | Page : 157-158 |
Radiotherapy-induced depigmentation in a patient with breast cancer
Anusheel Munshi, Sandeep Jain, Ashwini Budrukkar, Rakesh Jalali, Rajiv Sarin
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Anusheel Munshi
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.39379
Vitiligo is a common dermatological disorder. A middle-aged woman with preexisting vitiligo was diagnosed with breast carcinoma. After surgery and chemotherapy she received regional radiotherapy. Six months after the completion of radiotherapy she developed depigmentation in the irradiated area. This article discusses the etiology for this phenomenon and the literature in this regard.
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