Radiation-associated cutaneous mastocytosis: a case report and review of the literature

Authors

  • Aaron Trando Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Karen M. Austin Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Brian Hinds Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Ah-Reum Jeong Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Aaron M. Goodman Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.40595

Keywords:

systemic mastocytosis, cutaneous mastocytosis, breast carcinoma, radiation therapy

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Published

2024-08-14

How to Cite

Aaron Trando, Austin, K. M., Hinds, B., Jeong, A.-R., & Goodman, A. M. (2024). Radiation-associated cutaneous mastocytosis: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Oncologica, 63(1), 685–688. https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.40595