Major complications after intraoperative radiotherapy with low-energy x-rays in early breast cancer.
Laura BergerAnja GrimmMarc SütterlinSaskia SpaichElena SperkBenjamin TuschySebastian BerlitPublished in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2023)
IORT is an efficient and safe treatment method as < 2.5% of all IORT patients experienced major local complications. However, it seems to pose the risk of causing severe local complications that may require lengthy and burdensome treatment. Thorough preoperative counseling, implementation of recommended intraoperative precautions, and high vigilance for first symptoms of complications during follow-up appointments are necessary measures.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- patients undergoing
- healthcare
- early breast cancer
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- early stage
- radiation therapy
- prognostic factors
- early onset
- combination therapy
- physical activity
- chronic kidney disease
- smoking cessation
- quality improvement
- replacement therapy
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer