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Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis.

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Delavan, JA; Chino, JP; Vinson, EN
Published in: Skeletal Radiol
March 2015

Radiation recall is an uncommon phenomenon in which administration of a chemotherapeutic agent induces an acute inflammatory reaction in previously irradiated tissues, often weeks to years after completion of radiotherapy. This entity is well known to medical and radiation oncologists, however only three cases have been reported in radiology journals. We present a case of gemcitabine-induced radiation recall that manifested as myositis with associated dermatitis in the posterior thigh of a patient with remote history of localized radiotherapy for biopsy-proven breast cancer metastasis. We also present a brief literature review to update the topic of radiation recall in imaging, and emphasize the importance of knowledge of this phenomenon when considering the differential diagnosis of myositis/dermatitis in a patient who has received cancer treatment.

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Skeletal Radiol

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EISSN

1432-2161

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

44

Issue

3

Start / End Page

451 / 455

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiography
  • Radiation Tolerance
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Myositis
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Gemcitabine
 

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Delavan, J. A., Chino, J. P., & Vinson, E. N. (2015). Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis. Skeletal Radiol, 44(3), 451–455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-014-1996-1
Delavan, Joshua Adam, Junzo P. Chino, and Emily N. Vinson. “Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis.Skeletal Radiol 44, no. 3 (March 2015): 451–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-014-1996-1.
Delavan JA, Chino JP, Vinson EN. Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis. Skeletal Radiol. 2015 Mar;44(3):451–5.
Delavan, Joshua Adam, et al. “Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis.Skeletal Radiol, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. 451–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00256-014-1996-1.
Delavan JA, Chino JP, Vinson EN. Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis. Skeletal Radiol. 2015 Mar;44(3):451–455.
Journal cover image

Published In

Skeletal Radiol

DOI

EISSN

1432-2161

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

44

Issue

3

Start / End Page

451 / 455

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiography
  • Radiation Tolerance
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Myositis
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Gemcitabine