AJCI, Cilt 1, Sayı 1 (2007)

Occlusive Arterial Disease Caused by Radiotherapy

Mustafa SAÇAR, Bahar BALTALARLI, Ahmet BALTALARLI, Gökhan ÖNEM, İbahim GÖKŞİN, Vefa OZCAN, Dervis VERDİ, Fahri ADALI

Özet


Radiation induced arteriopathy is currently anuncommon sequalae of irradiation, however because ofthe increasing use of radiotherapy in the management ofneoplastic conditions its recognition is increasinglyimportant. We evaluated a patient who suffered fromright leg ischemia, which had been arterial injured byradiotherapy for dysgerminoma 40 years previously.

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