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Case Reports
. 1979 Mar;22(2):123-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02586778.

Late development of colorectal cancer subsequent to pelvic irradiation

T W O'Connor, J L Rombeau, H S Levine, R B Turnbull Jr
Case Reports

Late development of colorectal cancer subsequent to pelvic irradiation

T W O'Connor et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 1979 Mar.

Abstract

Two cases of irradiation-associated carcinoma of the colon are reported and the literature reviewed. The clinical courses and operative difficulties in treating these patients are emphasized. The necessity for life-long follow-up examinations with proctoscopic and barium-enema evaluations in high-risk patients is stressed. Irradiation-associated carcinoma of the colon occurs almost exclusively in women, but should be investigated in patients of either sex who live for long periods after pelvic irradiation.

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