Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba (Sep 2012)

Post-irradiation morphea in brest cancer: a case report

  • Jorge Llenas,
  • Anahí Bringas,
  • Jimena Nocito,
  • Susana Gómez Zanni,
  • Ricardo Campana,
  • Mariana Papa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v69.n3.21125
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69, no. 3

Abstract

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We report the case of a caucasian woman of 44 years old with no personal medical history. She was diagnosed breast carcinoma and underwent right partial mastectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Four years after the intervention, presented a indurated plaque . Biopsy was performed and the diagnosis of morpheawas confirmed by histopathological examination.

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