A case study of radiotherapy treatment for Dupuytren's contracture and Ledderhose disease.

Dupuytren's contracture (DC) and Ledderhose disease (LD) are benign conditions of the fascia in the hands and feet respectively, which result in contracture of the digits. Radiation therapy has been proven effective in treating early-stage DC and LD; however, the problem is that there is a paucity of literature regarding radiation therapy treatment set-up for Dupuytren's and Ledderhose patients. The purpose of this case study was to demonstrate treatment set-up considerations of 6 and 9 MeV for DC and LD cases in radiotherapy (RT).