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The hyfrecator: a treatment for radiation induced telangiectasia in breast cancer patients

¹ The London Clinic, London, ² St. George's Hospital, London, ³ The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, ⁴ The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey and ⁵ University of London, London, UK

View larger version (157K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. The hyfrecator. A versatile office-based electrosurgical instrument (courtesy of Schuco International, London Ltd).

View larger version (83K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. (a) Pre-treatment. Extensive telangiectasia (grade III) in the radiation boost area after breast cancer treatment. (b) During treatment. After three sessions, telangiectasia (now grade I) has reduced by about 70% (same patient). (c) End of treatment. After seven sessions, telangiectasia has completely disappeared (grade 0) (same patient).

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. The hyfrecator for radiation induced telangiectasia. Change in severity of telangiectasia, judged photographically by two blinded physician observers (in one patient two separate sites were treated, making a total of 32 observations).