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  • Title: Thorium X treatment: multiple basal cell carcinomas within a port-wine stain.
    Author: Natkunarajah J, Cliff S.
    Journal: Clin Exp Dermatol; 2009 Jul; 34(5):e189-91. PubMed ID: 19077098.
    Abstract:
    Thorium X is an ionizing radiation treatment that was commonly used by dermatologists in the 1930 s to 1950 s to treat a variety of benign dermatoses and vascular lesions including port-wine stains. By the 1960 s, thorium X was discontinued due to poor clinical results and the carcinogenic potential. We report a 64-year-old man with a history of multiple basal cell carcinomas in a facial port wine stain, which had previously been treated with thorium X.
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