Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Chronic Radiation Dermatitis Associated with Childhood Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Case Report with Review of the Literature

Introduction]Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common types of skin cancer in Caucasians, but the role played by ionizing radiation (IR) exposure in its etiology is unclear.[Case Presentation]This study presents a patient with SCC, actinic keratoses, and radiation dermatitis of the feet with a distant history of IR exposure from a shoefitting fluoroscope. It is likely the fluoroscope’s IR contributed to the etiology of these manifestations.[Conclusions]Patients with a history of repeated IR exposure, particularly from older, unregulated sources such as a shoefitting fluoroscope, should be monitored with a high index of suspicion for skin cancer and other related problems.