Radiotherapy (RT) is a widely used treatment modality of malignant tumours of the uterine cervix and body. There are different techniques to deliver RT to the tumour lesions, including external beam radiation and brachytherapy. All international guidelines recommend RT as treatment modality for many stages of uterine cervical and body cancers because it improves a number of oncological outcomes, such as disease-free and overall survival. However, it may also lead to a number of complications, which can be roughly divided into early or late, depending on the time of their manifestation. The most frequent RT-induced early complications involve the skin and the soft subcutaneous tissues. They typically present as inflammatory conditions of all abdominal wall layers: dermatitis, cellulitis, and necroses of subcutaneous fatty tissue, muscles, or fasciae.
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