TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of radiation therapy in the management of cutaneous malignancies. Part II
T2 - When is radiation therapy indicated?
AU - Wilmas, Kelly M.
AU - Garner, Wesley B.
AU - Ballo, Matthew T.
AU - McGovern, Susan L.
AU - MacFarlane, Deborah F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Radiation therapy may be performed for a variety of cutaneous malignancies, depending on patient health status, tumor clinical and histologic features, patient preference, and resource availability. Dermatologists should be able to recognize the clinical scenarios in which radiation therapy is appropriate, as this may reduce morbidity, decrease risk of disease recurrence, and improve quality of life. The second article in this 2-part continuing medical education series focuses on the most common indications for radiation therapy in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Merkel cell carcinoma, Kaposi sarcoma, angiosarcoma, cutaneous lymphoma, melanoma, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, and sebaceous carcinoma.
AB - Radiation therapy may be performed for a variety of cutaneous malignancies, depending on patient health status, tumor clinical and histologic features, patient preference, and resource availability. Dermatologists should be able to recognize the clinical scenarios in which radiation therapy is appropriate, as this may reduce morbidity, decrease risk of disease recurrence, and improve quality of life. The second article in this 2-part continuing medical education series focuses on the most common indications for radiation therapy in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Merkel cell carcinoma, Kaposi sarcoma, angiosarcoma, cutaneous lymphoma, melanoma, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, and sebaceous carcinoma.
KW - Kaposi sarcoma
KW - Merkel cell carcinoma
KW - angiosarcoma
KW - basal cell carcinoma
KW - cutaneous lymphoma
KW - cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
KW - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
KW - melanoma
KW - pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
KW - radiation therapy
KW - sebaceous carcinoma
KW - undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.057
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.057
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34116100
AN - SCOPUS:85112484165
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 85
SP - 551
EP - 562
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 3
ER -