1. Radiation Recall in a Patient with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Case Report and a Literature Review
- Author
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Waled Bahaj, Lina Ya'qoub, Ashiq Masood, and Muhammad Toor
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,rash ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Radiation recall ,gallbladder cancer ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Gallbladder cancer ,Adverse effect ,Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ,recall dermatitis ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,General Engineering ,medicine.disease ,Rash ,Dermatology ,eye diseases ,Radiation therapy ,Radiation Recall Dermatitis ,Oncology ,Radiation Oncology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Radiation recall dermatitis (RRD) is a rare and poorly understood phenomenon, constituting an inflammatory skin reaction to a previously irradiated area of skin following the administration of certain agents, usually chemotherapy. Our patient developed RRD 66 years after receiving radiation therapy; to the best of our knowledge, this is the longest reported period in the literature. The mainstay of therapy is to withhold the agent that elicited the adverse reaction, followed by symptomatic management. Subjecting patients to further chemotherapy can provoke another episode of RRD. Therefore, clinical judgment in this regard is usually recommended.
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- 2019