Post-Excision Soft X-Ray Radiotherapy for Keloids: Experience in a Tertiary Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Keloid is an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue that grows beyond the original margins of the injury. Even after complete resection, recurrences are common and pose a poorly understood challenge in dermatology. There is lack of large prospective clinical trials; thus, treatment recommendations are based on retrospective analyses and small cohort studies. Superficial radiotherapy is recommended in recurrent keloids; however, the successful treatment rates vary greatly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the keloid recurrence rate after post-excision soft X-ray radiotherapy and the associated factors.

Methods

We reviewed retrospective data of all patients, treated with adjuvant post-excision soft X-ray radiotherapy with 12 Gy in 6 sessions at the tertiary re

SUBMITTER: Ramelyte E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309064 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature