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Skin thickness in the therapeutically irradiated breast. 1978

H I Libshitz, and E D Montague, and D D Paulus

Skin thickening of the breasts of 22 women undergoing excision biopsy of a breast cancer and subsequent radiation therapy to 5,000 rad is considered. The skin thickness of the treated breast returned to normal in 17 of 22 patients studied. Of the 17, nearly 60% returned to normal in 2 years, over 80% in 3 years, and the rest by 4 years. The period of follow-up was less than 4 years in the five patients with residual skin thickening. The alterations in skin thickness are consistent with the histopathologic changes seen in radiation dermatitis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011855	Radiodermatitis	A cutaneous inflammatory reaction occurring as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation.	Dermatitis, Radiation-Induced,Radiation Recall Dermatitis,Radiation-Induced Dermatitis,Radiation Recall Reaction,Dermatitides, Radiation Recall,Dermatitides, Radiation-Induced,Dermatitis, Radiation Induced,Dermatitis, Radiation Recall,Radiation Induced Dermatitis,Radiation Recall Dermatitides,Radiation Recall Reactions,Radiation-Induced Dermatitides,Radiodermatitides,Reaction, Radiation Recall,Reactions, Radiation Recall,Recall Reaction, Radiation,Recall Reactions, Radiation
D011867	Radioisotope Teletherapy	A type of high-energy radiotherapy using a beam of gamma-radiation produced by a radioisotope source encapsulated within a teletherapy unit.	Teleradioisotope Therapy,Teletherapy, Radioisotope,Therapy, Teleradioisotope
D012075	Remission, Spontaneous	A spontaneous diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment.	Spontaneous Healing,Spontaneous Regression,Spontaneous Remission,Healing, Spontaneous,Regression, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Healings,Spontaneous Regressions
D001943	Breast Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.	Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D003037	Cobalt Radioisotopes	Unstable isotopes of cobalt that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Co atoms with atomic weights of 54-64, except 59, are radioactive cobalt isotopes.	Radioisotopes, Cobalt
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D012885	Skinfold Thickness	The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger and pulling it away from the underlying muscle tissue. The thickness of the double layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue is then read with a caliper. The five most frequently measured sites are the upper arm, below the scapula, above the hip bone, the abdomen, and the thigh. Its application is the determination of relative fatness, of changes in physical conditioning programs, and of the percentage of body fat in desirable body weight. (From McArdle, et al., Exercise Physiology, 2d ed, p496-8)	Skinfold Thicknesses,Thickness, Skinfold,Thicknesses, Skinfold
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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