Gastric perforation: a late complication of abdominal radiation for para-aortic lymph node metastasis from cervical squamous carcinoma.
Gastric perforation was found at laparotomy for acute abdominal pain in a woman treated with pelvic and abdominal radiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix metastatic to the para-aortic nodes. This case may provide additional evidence suggesting that risks involved in para-aortic radiation may outweigh the benefits.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000528:radiation effects; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology