Late Effects of Intraoperative Radiation therapy on Retroperitoneal Tissues, Intestine, and Bile Duct in a Large Animal Model.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1994
Abstract
PURPOSE: The late histopathological effects of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) on retroperitoneal tissues, intestine, and bile duct were investigated in dogs.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Fourteen adult foxhounds were subjected to laparotomy and varying doses (0-45 Gy) of IORT (11 MeV electrons) delivered to retroperitoneal tissues including the great vessels and ureters, to a loop of defunctionalized small bowel, or to the extrahepatic bile duct. One control animal received an aortic transection and reanastomosis at the time of laparotomy; another control received laparotomy alone. This paper describes the late effects of single-fraction IORT occurring 3-5 years following treatment.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Dogs receiving IORT to the retroperitoneum through a 4 x 15 cm portal showed few gross or histologic abnormalities at 20 Gy. At doses ranging from 30-45 Gy, radiation changes in normal tissues were consistently observed. Retroperitoneal fibrosis with encasement of the ureters and great vessels developed at doses > or = 30 Gy. Radiation changes were present in the aorta and vena cava at doses > or = 40 Gy. A 30 Gy dog developed an in-field malignant osteosarcoma at 3 years which invaded the vertebral column and compressed the spinal cord. A 40 Gy animal developed obstruction of the right ureter with fatal septic hydronephrosis at 4 years. Animals receiving IORT through a 5 cm IORT portal to an upper abdominal field which included a defunctionalized loop of small bowel, showed a few gross or histologic abnormalities at a dose of 20 Gy. At 30 Gy, hyaline degeneration of the intestinal muscularis layer of the bowel occurred. At a dose of 45 Gy, internal intestinal fistulae developed. One 30 Gy animal developed right ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis at 5 years. A dog receiving 30 Gy IORT through a 5 cm portal to the extrahepatic bile duct showed diffuse fibrosis through the gastroduodenal ligament. These canine studies contribute to the area of late tissue tolerance to IORT.
Volume
29
Issue
4
First Page
781
Last Page
788
ISSN
0360-3016
Published In/Presented At
Sindelar, W. F., Tepper, J. E., Kinsella, T. J., Barnes, M., DeLuca, A. M., Terrill, R., & ... Johnstone, P. A. (1994). Late effects of intraoperative radiation therapy on retroperitoneal tissues, intestine, and bile duct in a large animal model. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 29(4), 781-788.
Disciplines
Medical Pathology | Pathology
PubMedID
8040025
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Laboratory Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article
