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Diagnosis is particularly challenging in patients with pre-existing cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), in whom new post-radiation skin lesions may raise concern for lymphoma involvement or progression. To the best of our knowledge, based on a non-systematic search of the available literature, this is the first reported case of radiation-induced morphea occurring in a patient with pre-existing mycosis fungoides (MF). A 55-year-old woman with a history of MF and right breast invasive lobular carcinoma underwent bilateral mastectomy followed by adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy. Approximately 6.5 years later, she developed a progressive erythematous, indurated plaque within the irradiated field. Given her history of MF, cutaneous lymphoma involvement and radiation-associated sarcoma were important diagnostic considerations. Punch biopsy demonstrated dermal collagen homogenization with a mixed inflammatory infiltrate, while immunohistochemistry showed preserved pan-T-cell antigen expression without an aberrant phenotype, supporting RIM rather than lymphoma. The patient was treated with topical corticosteroids followed by methotrexate, with mild-to-moderate improvement in erythema without complete resolution; subsequent reconstructive revision was followed by further improvement in erythema, breast softness, and cosmesis. This case highlights the diagnostic overlap between RIM and CTCL and underscores the importance of prompt biopsy and careful clinicopathological correlation in evaluating persistent or atypical post-radiation skin changes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/curroncol33090509","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T15:04:32Z","timestamp":1787756672000},"page":"509","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Radiation-Induced Morphea of the Breast in a Patient with Pre-Existing Mycosis Fungoides: A Diagnostic Challenge"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Tala","family":"Mobayed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiation Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Toufic","family":"Eid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiation Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6970-8056","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ossama","family":"Abbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiba","family":"Moukadem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9612-4224","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nagi","family":"El Saghir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8484-7812","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zeina","family":"Ayoub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiation Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Early Breast Cancer Trialists\u2019 Collaborative Group, Darby, S., McGale, P., Correa, C., Taylor, C., Arriagada, R., Clarke, M., Cutter, D., Davies, C., and Ewertz, M. 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