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Breast Cancer Cutaneous Metastasis after Scalp Cooling for Alopecia Prevention

¹ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
² Department of Dermatology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
³ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁴ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁵ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁶ Laboratorio Bacchi, Botucatu, Brazil
⁷ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁸ Oncology Center, Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 11 (2020)·Pages 745–748·Published 4 November 2020·DOI10.4236/jct.2020.1111064

Abstract

Scalp cooling is a widely used method to prevent chemotherapy-induced transient alopecia. Although the success rates in maintaining hair can be high, authors have expressed their concerns regarding the risk of scalp metastasis after scalp cooling. We report a case of breast cancer scalp metastasis in a patient submitted to scalp cooling for alopecia prevention and discuss the physiopathology, risks and benefits of this treatment for patients under this treatment.

KeywordsSkin MetastasisScalp CoolingChemotherapy-Induced Alopecia

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Breast Cancer Cutaneous Metastasis after Scalp Cooling for Alopecia Prevention

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