Intra‐operative radiotherapy management for breast cancer treatment in patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum: A case report. Issue 3 (5th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salerno, Carmela; Vento, Anna Rita; Giacchino, Maria; Lissidini, Germana; Galimberti, Viviana; Corso, Giovanni
• Is Part Of: Breast journal. Volume 24:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 385
• Page End: 387
• Publication Date: 2017-11-05
• Subjects: breast cancer -- pseudoxanthoma elasticum -- radiotherapy; Breast -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Breast -- Cancer -- Periodicals; 618.19
• DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12944
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-122X

Abstract

Abstract: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a systemic metabolic disease presenting calcifications and progressive fragmentation of elastic fibers. Actually, no targeted therapies are available for the treatment; only prevention of complications is possible. Classically, pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a "benign" disease, without cancer association. Herein, we reported a singular association of pseudoxanthoma elasticum with breast carcinoma, describing the clinical management, in particular intra‐operative treatment, focusing on intra‐operative radiotherapy since no specific guidelines are available in literature.