title: Surgical complications after radiation therapy for carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: Surgical complications were studied randomly in 137 women with operable carcinoma of the breast, receiving preoperative irradiation or no preoperative irradiation. Wound infections and severe seromas are shown to be more frequent in patients in the irradiated group. On the whole, radiation induced complications were mild and easily manageable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes