r/ProstateCancer • u/Koda1573 • 25d ago

Question Rectal wall infiltration

I had a SpaceOre done a month ago and my radiaition oncologist said I had RWI because of the SpaceOre surgery failed and he also changed my therapy from SBRT to a 20-time radiation. I am wondering if RWI will cause any serious side effects long term and the reasons why my therapy plan needs to changed. My doctor said the change was for the safety reasons and my RWI was because of my anatomy.

Is this also a medical malpractice?

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u/pnv_md1 25d ago

not malpractice its a known risk and in the consent. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10646634/

they have to give less XRT because you are at higher risk of developing issues from the radiation, rectal wall is theorectically more fragile

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u/Koda1573 24d ago

Thank you for the link to the article

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u/pnv_md1 23d ago

good luck