Intermittent claudication after radiotherapy for testicular malignancy

Abstract

The most common cause of intermitent claudication in males is atherosclerosis involving the arteries of the lower limbs. Irradiation represents a major risk factor for development of arterial lesions, its association with conventional cardiovascular risk factors increasing even more the likelihood of vascular damage. We present the case of a 39-year-old patient diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease 8 years after radiotherapy for testicular cancer. Revascularization surgery was performed. It seemed that the arterial involvement had a double etiology, both radiation-induced and atherosclerotic.