Kumar P P, Good R R, Jones E O, Edney J J, Johansson S L
Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha 68105.
Radiat Med. 1989 Mar-Apr;7(2):95-104.
Carcinoma en cuirasse of the breast, which invades the skin via lymphatics and may encase the entire thorax and abdomen, is poorly controlled by surgery, chemotherapy, or conventional irradiation. Palliation of patients with breast carcinoma en cuirasse is a difficult clinical problem which must be effectively managed over extended periods due to the indolent nature of this disease. The management of three cases is reported, and the new technique of rotational subtotal skin electron-beam therapy (SSEBT) is presented.
