squamous cell carcinoma (scc) and chronic radiation dermatitis associated with childhood ionizing radiation exposure: case report with review of the literature

Introduction]squamous cell carcinoma (scc) is one of the most common types of skin cancer in caucasians, but the role played by ionizing radiation (ir) exposure in its etiology is unclear.[case presentation]this study presents a patient with scc, actinic keratoses, and radiation dermatitis of the feet with a distant history of ir exposure from a shoefitting fluoroscope. it is likely the fluoroscope’s ir contributed to the etiology of these manifestations.[conclusions]patients with a history of repeated ir exposure, particularly from older, unregulated sources such as a shoefitting fluoroscope, should be monitored with a high index of suspicion for skin cancer and other related problems.