Abstract
BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy has been used historically to treat a wide variety of dermatologic conditions, including nonmelanoma skin cancers, lymphomas, and inflammatory skin conditions. Recently, radiotherapy has been used increasingly as a valuable tool in the postsurgical treatment of large or recalcitrant keloids. OBJECTIVE: the objective of this review was to explore the use of radiation therapy as an adjuvant to surgically excised keloids. DESIGN: a pubmed search of all published english literature regarding the applications of radiotherapy for the treatment of keloids was performed using a combination of keywords including radiation, radiotherapy, brachytherapy, electron beam, superficial radiation, orthovoltage radiation, and keloid. The results were analyzed and collated. RESULTS: a comprehensive review of radiotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of keloids was outlined. CONCLUSION: Radiotherapy appears useful as an adjuvant therapy to surgically excised keloids. dermatologists should be well versed in radiotherapy to provide optimal care for patients with recalcitrant keloids.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-15 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Aug 2017 |
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Keywords
- Brachytherapy
- Electron beam
- Keloid
- Orthovoltage radiation
- Radiotherapy
- Superficial radiation
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