Occlusive arterial disease after radiotherapy for testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature.
Radiation injury to arterial occlusion is a rare and late complication of radiotherapy. Numerous adverse reactions may occur secondary to radiation therapy. A well-known side effect is radiation-induced occlusive lesions and the enhancement of normally occurring atherosclerosis. We report a case of symptomatic right iliac and femoral artery occlusion after radiation therapy for carcinoma of the testis.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. omer_tetik@hotmail.com
Omer
O
Tetik
Ufuk
U
Yetkin
Aylin Orgen
AO
Calli
Gokhan
G
Ilhan
Ali
A
Gurbuz
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome