Cristina Garrido-Colmenero, Ignacio Valenzuela-Salas, Gonzalo Blasco-Morente, José Aneiros-Fernández, Jesús Tercedor-Sánchez
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Abstract
Postradiation sarcomas are rare and highly malignant tumors which may appear as a consequence of radiotherapy. They may originate on bone or soft tissues.We report the case of a patient who developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma 35 years after radiotherapy for a melanoma on her right leg.