Side effects of postoperative radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma?

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Radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma is a kind of radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma. For patients with renal cancer, surgical treatment is the preferred treatment, postoperative chemoradiotherapy is often followed, but chemoradiotherapy has certain side effects, specific side effects, let's see below.

Side effects of postoperative radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma?

The most common complication is radiation nephritis or radiation nephropathy, such as renal cancer treated with radiotherapy, causing renal mucosal congestion, edema, ulcer or bleeding.

Second: the chronic stage of the performance of submucosal vascular and connective tissue lesions, can occur arteriophlebitis obliterans, submucosal tissue thickening due to ischemic fibrosis. Submucosal tissue is replaced by scar tissue, vascular tissue is further reduced, and renal wall is thickened, which can cause renal stenosis, renal fistula, and renal obstruction in severe cases. Rectovaginal fistula occurred after multiple radiotherapy. The indication and dose of radiotherapy should be strictly controlled.

Third, the reaction in acute stage is that radiotherapy affects the proliferation and immune process of renal epithelial cells, mucosal congestion, edema, epithelial cells falling off and ulceration.

matters needing attention

1. Some patients need further treatment after surgery. Chemoradiotherapy is a common adjuvant treatment. However, as we all know, chemoradiotherapy can kill normal cells, bring a series of side effects and affect the treatment effect. It often leads to better short-term effect and poorer long-term effect. Therefore, special attention should be paid to chemoradiotherapy. 2. First of all, pay attention to the living environment: keep the room clean and fresh. Ventilate twice a day for at least 30 minutes each time. The temperature and humidity should be appropriate, keep warm in winter, cool down in summer, and keep the humidity between 50% and 60%. 3. Pay attention to psychological care: the patient's relatives should explain patiently, eliminate the patient's fear and make them cooperate. 4. Strengthen diet and recuperation: while radiotherapy and chemotherapy kill cancer cells, it also has different degrees of damage to normal tissues, so it is necessary to strengthen nutrition and promote tissue repair.