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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Apr 24;72(2):474–484. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.039

Table 3.

Grade 3 to 4 late complications observed for all patients completing combined-modality therapy as planned*

Complication Median 60 Gy (n = 79)
 Median 66 Gy (n = 113)
Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 3 Gr 4
Rib fracture 0 1 0 2
Lymphedema 2 0 10 0
Fibrosis 3 0 7 0
Telangiectasia 4 0 5 0
Lung 2 0 0 0
Necrosis/ulceration 0 1 0 3
Brachial plexopathy 0 0 0 2
Infection/pain 0 0 2 0
Total 11 2 24 7

Abbreviation: Gr = Grade.

*

Data are numbers of patients with complication (by grade).