Problems of Radiation Medicine and Radiobiology

O. O. Lytvynenko¹, B. V. Sorokin², I. V. Halchak¹, O. P. Lishchenko¹, V. O. Demianov¹

¹ State Institution «National Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Hematology and Oncology of the
National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», 53 Yuriia Illienka Str., Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine
²Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, 9 Dorohozhytska Str., Kyiv, 04112 Ukraine

SYNCHRONOUS COLON CANCER ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA. CLINICAL CASE.

We present а rare clinical case of successful surgical treatment – combined left-sided hemicolectomy and cecal resection for colon cancer of two locations in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, which, in our opinion, is due to radiation exposure is presented. It is shown that the biological effects of long-term ionizing radiation on critical organs can have a diverse nature both in terms of the time of occurrence and in their structure, which requires an individual approach, the involvement of related specialists and the necessary medical preoperative preparation for precise planning of surgical intervention taking into account all possible risks.
Key words: cecal cancer; colon cancer; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; ionizing radiation.

Problems of Radiation Medicine and Radiobiology.
2024;29:465-472. doi: 10.33145/2304-8336-2024-29-465-472

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