Publication: Acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer: Topical therapy with vitamin E acetate in lipophilic gel base
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2010-12-23
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17546605
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Mahidol University
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ecancermedicalscience. Vol.4, No.1 (2010)
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S. Martella, M. Rietjens, V. Lohsiriwat, R. Lazzari, A. Vavassori, B. A. Jereczek, V. Lazzati, M. C. Leonardi, J. Y. Petit Acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer: Topical therapy with vitamin E acetate in lipophilic gel base. ecancermedicalscience. Vol.4, No.1 (2010). doi:10.3332/ecancer.2010.190 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28571
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Acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer: Topical therapy with vitamin E acetate in lipophilic gel base
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Background: Radiotherapy can cause adverse skin reactions over the course of their treatment. Currently, management is based on several tropical products although there is no gold-standard approach to prevention and management of radiation toxicity. Method: We report our experience of vitamin E acetate in the treatment of radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients who experienced grade 4 side effects (according to Radiation Therapy Oncology Group criteria). Results: Clinical management consisted of oral antibiotics and local application of vitamin E acetate and local escarectomy. All of the patients achieved complete re-epithelialization within 40 days. Conclusion: Skin ulceration and necrosis post-radiation may interrupt oncological treatment in breast cancer patients. In acute radiodermatitis with skin necrosis, we propose the use of oral antibiotics together with escarectomy and the application of vitamin E acetate to facilitate the healing process in order to minimize the interruption to the oncological treatment. © the authors; licensee ecancermedicalscience.