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Thorium X treatment: multiple basal cell carcinomas within a port-wine stain.

Department of Dermatology, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, UK.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology (impact factor: 1.2). 01/2009; 34(5):e189-91. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03012.x
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ABSTRACT Thorium X is an ionizing radiation treatment that was commonly used by dermatologists in the 1930 s to 1950 s to treat a variety of benign dermatoses and vascular lesions including port-wine stains. By the 1960 s, thorium X was discontinued due to poor clinical results and the carcinogenic potential. We report a 64-year-old man with a history of multiple basal cell carcinomas in a facial port wine stain, which had previously been treated with thorium X.

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Keywords

benign dermatoses
 
carcinogenic potential
 
ionizing radiation treatment
 
multiple basal cell carcinomas
 
port-wine stains
 
thorium X