A 43-year old woman with breast cancer received radiotherapy following a mastectomy and partial axillary lymph node dissection, shortly after which she developed a hot, tender, erythematous and indurated plaque at the mastectomy site. Subsequently the skin became retracted, depressed and hyper-...
A total of 49 patients who had undergone mastectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy were administered daily topical application of EGCG, commencing upon the onset of grade I dermatitis. An aqueous solution of EGCG (660 μM/L) was sprayed three times a day at a dosage of 0.05 mL/cm2 on ...