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Article

Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Medical Oncology, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Department of Radiology, Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2008, 15(1), 53-62; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201
Submission received: 6 October 2008 / Revised: 4 November 2008 / Accepted: 9 December 2008 / Published: 1 January 2008

Abstract

“Radiation recall”—also called “radiation recall dermatitis”—has been defined as the “recalling” by skin of previous radiation exposure in response to the administration of certain response-inducing drugs. Although the phenomenon is relatively well known in the medical world, an exact cause has not been documented. Here, we report a rare occurrence of the radiation recall phenomenon in a breast cancer patient after palliative radiotherapy for bone, brain, and orbital metastases.
Keywords: Radiation recall dermatitis; breast cancer; orbital metastases Radiation recall dermatitis; breast cancer; orbital metastases

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Hird, A.E.; Wilson, J.; Symons, S.; Sinclair, E.; Davis, M.; Chow, E. Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Curr. Oncol. 2008, 15, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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Hird AE, Wilson J, Symons S, Sinclair E, Davis M, Chow E. Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Current Oncology. 2008; 15(1):53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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Hird, A. E., J. Wilson, S. Symons, E. Sinclair, M. Davis, and E. Chow. 2008. "Radiation Recall Dermatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature" Current Oncology 15, no. 1: 53-62. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.2008.201

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