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6821774

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Little is known about late changes in large arteries after radiotherapy. Much more is known about damage to other organs and tissues. The arterial changes resemble chronic, progressive atherosclerosis which may be due to a combination of periarterial fibrosis, direct damage to the arterial wall, occlusion of vasa vasorum and acceleration of naturally occurring atherosclerosis. Factors that may predispose to arterial occlusion that relate to radiotherapy include maximum tissue dose, beam energy and field size. The authors present four patients with axillary artery occlusion that occurred 10 to 27 years after mastectomy and irradiation. The axillary artery is seldom affected by segmental atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Hence, the cause of the occlusion was most likely the irradiation. All patients did well after bypass grafting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-428X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Radiation damage to large arteries.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports