[Post-radiotherapy telangiectasias. Treatment with pulsed-dye laser. Sequential histological studies]

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2006 Jun;97(5):345-7. doi: 10.1016/s0001-7310(06)73416-0.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Chronic radiodermatitis after radiotherapy is a frequent sequela that may be worrying for the patient. Few cases have been published in the literature in which pulsed-dye laser has been used in the treatment of telangiectasias that appeared after radiotherapy for breast cancer. We present a female patient with radiodermatitis on the neck after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The patient received five sessions of pulsed-dye laser treatment (3 ms pulse duration, 7 mm spot size, fluence between 7 and 12 J/cm 2). Sequential histological studies were performed. The response to treatment was very good, with the lesions almost completely disappearing. The patient was very satisfied with the result. Pulsed-dye laser is a safe and effective treatment for chronic radiodermatitis of the neck after radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck
  • Radiodermatitis / pathology*
  • Radiodermatitis / radiotherapy*
  • Telangiectasis / pathology*
  • Telangiectasis / radiotherapy*