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Does irradiation of a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum carry risk of morbidity similar to necrosis caused by minor surgery?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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I have treated a few patients with breast cancer with adjuvant RT with a history of pyoderma gangrenosum on active treatment on immunosuppressive therapy with no untoward acute effects.

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