Afectación valvular mitroaórtica y aorta en porcelana inducidas por radioterapia en un paciente con linfoma de Hodgkin

Abstract

Mediastinal radiotherapy for the treatment of certain cancers can cause devastating effects on the cardiovascular system. We present the case of a 47-year-old male with a history of Hodgkin's lymphoma at 30 years of age, who was treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Three years before he underwent surgery for severe aortic stenosis. He is admitted to our hospital for acute pulmonary edema caused by severe mitral valve disease. During pre-surgery workout, severe calcification of the entire and thoracic abdominal aorta was detected, as well as the presence of an aortic pseudoaneurysm related to prior surgery. It is a complex and infrequent case that encompasses almost the entire spectrum of radiotherapy damage in the same patient.