Li X, Zhou H, Mou K, Zheng Y, Li H, Ren P, Ye H, Lin S, Pang H, Wu J, Xiang L. Risk Factors for Operation Complications of High Dose Rate 3-Dimensional Interstitial Brachytherapy for Lung Cancer.
Clin Lung Cancer 2023:S1525-7304(23)00059-1. [PMID:
37149479 DOI:
10.1016/j.cllc.2023.04.003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The risk factors for operation complications of high-dose-rate dimensional (3D) interstitial brachytherapy for lung malignant tumors are still unclear. We aimed to provide a reliable reference for the preoperative safety assessment of interstitial brachytherapy.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
We analyzed the degree and incidence of operational complications in 120 eligible patients with lung carcinoma who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided HDR interstitial brachytherapy. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to study the relationships between patient-related factors, tumor-related factors, operation-related factors, and operational complications.
RESULTS
The most frequent complications of CT-guided HDR interstitial brachytherapy were pneumothorax and hemorrhage. In univariate analysis, smoking, emphysema, distance of implanted needles through the normal lung tissue, number of implanted needle adjustments, and distance of the lesion from the pleura were the risk factors for pneumothorax; the tumor size, distance of the tumor from the pleura, number of implanted needle adjustments, and distance of the implanted needle through the normal lung tissue were risk factors for hemorrhage. In multivariate analysis, the depth of the implanted needle through the normal lung tissue and distance of the lesion from the pleura were independent risk factors for pneumothorax. Tumor size, number of implanted needle adjustments, and distance through normal lung tissue were independent risk factors for hemorrhage.
CONCLUSION
This study provides a reference for the clinical treatment of lung cancer by analyzing the risk factors for complications of interstitial brachytherapy.
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