[Radiation arteriopathies].
Disease of the large arterial vessels is a relatively unknown complication of radiotherapy. However, it should be considered in the same manner as the other complications of irradiation when a tumour recurrence is suspected. The authors recall the experimental studies of Kirkpatrick and Konings, demonstrating the synergy between irradiation and hypercholesterolemia in the precocity and gravity of vascular complications. The different localisations reported in the literature are discussed: coronary, pulmonary, thoracic aorta, supra aortic, renal, digestive and ilio-femoral arteries. Finally, the authors underline the difficulty of diagnosis of post-radiotherapy without clinical, radiological or anatomopathological confirmation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000528:radiation effects; D001167:Arteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000528:radiation effects; D004064:Digestive System / Q000098:blood supply; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000528:radiation effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000528:radiation effects; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors
Les artériopathies radiques.