Table 3.
Treatment location | Complication | SIR classification | Timing | Risk factors | Intervention | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoulder girdle | Hematoma | Grade 1 | Periprocedural | Aspirin use | Observation | Self‐limited |
Abdominal wall | Skin injury | Grade 1 | Immediate | Tumor location | Observation | Self‐limited |
Gluteal/hip | Skin injury | Grade 1 | Periprocedural | None | Observation | Self‐limited |
Abdominal wall | Skin injury | Grade 1 | Peri‐procedural | None | Observation | Self‐limited |
Head/neck | Weakness, neuropathic pain | Grade 4 | Immediate | Tumor location | Physical therapy | Symptom resolution (after ~6 mo) |
Gluteal/hip | Nerve injury, foot drop | Grade 4 | Immediate | Tumor location | Physical therapy | Improved but residual symptoms |
Note: Grade 1, mild; Grade 2: moderate; Grade 3, severe; Grade 4, life‐threatening or disabling; Grade 5, patient death.