Open AccessRadiation recall dermatitis induced by trastuzumab
Author(s) -
Emre Kaynak,
Şirin Yaşar,
Fatih Göktay,
Filiz Cebeci,
Sema Aytekin,
Pembegül Güneş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkderm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1308-6294
pISSN - 1019-214X
DOI - 10.4274/turkderm.48.s20
Subject(s) - trastuzumab , medicine , dermatology , recall , psychology , breast cancer , cancer , cognitive psychology
Radiation recall phenomenon is an acute, egzematous reaction that develops throughout a previously irradiated area, precipitated by the administration of docetaxel, doxorubicin, gemcitabine and paclitaxel. We report a 52-year-old woman with breast cancer who received locoregional radiotherapy followed by trastuzumab monotherapy. Three day after the first cycle of trastuzumab monotherapy, dermatitis developed in the previously irradiated skin.\u
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