Key result
Radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease resulted in chronic pericardial disease in 9 patients at a mean of 88 months post-treatment, with 2 of 4 patients undergoing pericardiectomy having excellent results.
Population
9 patients with radiation-induced chronic pericardial disease recognized 53 to 124 months after radiotherapy…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
53 to 124 months (mean, 88 months) after radiotherapy
Authors
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Late pericardial disease may occur years after Hodgkin radiotherapy; case reports leave open optimal surveillance and pericardiectomy timing.
Observational (n=9)
Chronic pericardial disease can appear late (mean 88 months) after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease, presenting as constrictive or occult constrictive pericarditis.
Mark M. Applefeld (1981) conducted an observational in Radiation-induced chronic pericardial disease (n=9). Radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease was evaluated on Development of constrictive or occult constrictive pericarditis. Radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease resulted in chronic pericardial disease in 9 patients at a mean of 88 months post-treatment, with 2 of 4 patients undergoing pericardiectomy having excellent results.
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