High‐Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma in Postauricular Keloid Scar After Surgical Excision and Radiation
Elizabeth Walker Wadsworth,
Kelsey A. Duckett,
Krishna G. Patel
Abstract:Keloid scars can cause significant morbidity to the patient including substantial cosmetic disfigurement, particularly in the head and neck region. Surgical excision followed by immediate postoperative radiation therapy has been shown to be more effective than single modality treatment. Radiation therapy increases risk for radiation‐induced malignancy, though very few cases have been reported in the treatment of keloids. We report the case of a patient with a large postauricular keloid treated with excision an… Show more
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