Analysis of complications in patients treated with abdominopelvic radiation therapy for ovarian carcinoma

Abstract Between 1971 and 1985, 598 patients with ovarian carcinoma were treated with abdomino-pelvic radiation therapy. Acute complications included nausea and vomiting in 364 patients (61%) which were severe in 36, and diarrhea in 407 patients (68%6), severe in 35. Leukopenia (