Lapidus, 1976  Title: The tricho system: hypertrichosis, radiation,
and cancer.
Authors: Lapidus SM
Journal: J Surg Oncol 1976;8(3):267-74
PMID: 778495, UI: 76218640
Five women in their 6th to 8th decades were treated for facial
hypertrichosis in Erie, Pennsylvania, 30 to 40 years ago. The
epilations were performed with an X-ray device called "Tricho
System," which was manufactured, sold, and proclaimed safe
by its physician-inventor. The beauty shop operator who administered
these treatments may or may not have received "instruction"
by the company in the operation of the equipment. At varying intervals,
each of the 5 women developed radiodermatitis and basal cell and/or
squamous cell carcinoma at the sites of epilation. All presented
to the plastic surgical service at the Hamot Medical Center in
Erie, Pennsylvania. Two underwent massive radical resective surgery,
2 required extensive excision and resurfacing, and 1 refused resective
surgery although she had had a previous surgical attempt 17 years
earlier. Case histories are presented in detail. This series is
representative of the epidemic nature of Tricho-System-induced
disease.
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