Open AccessRadiation induced depigmentation disorder in two patients with breast cancer: Exploring a rare accompaniment
Author(s) -
Ahitagni Biswas,
Pritee Chaudhari,
Pramod Kumar Julka,
Goura Kishor Rath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of egyptian national cancer institute/journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.01.003
Subject(s) - depigmentation , medicine , vitiligo , dermatology , breast cancer , radiation therapy , cancer , radiology
Radiation induced depigmentation disorder is a rare accompaniment. We herein report two patients of bilateral breast cancer developing depigmentation disorder, initially confined to the radiation portal with subsequent generalization within few months of completion of whole breast radiotherapy. Both these patients had no prior history of vitiligo or other autoimmune disorder. This brief report highlights the importance of awareness of this association in appropriate decision making in susceptible patients thereby preventing this morbidity and its psychological ramifications.