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8398331

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Pulmonary function tests were performed in 78 patients who had been curatively treated for Hodgkin's disease with mantle field irradiation 10-18 years ago. Mean values of the total lung capacity (95.2%), vital capacity (VC) (95.9%), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) (90.6%), and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity per unit alveolar volume (82.7%) showed significant deviations from the predicted normal values, standardised for age, sex, race and height. In a multiple regression analysis the normalised total dose of irradiation, the field of irradiation, and the interval since irradiation had independent negative effects on the test results. Patients reported more coughing, wheezing and dyspnoea on exertion in comparison with hospital-visitors. Their smoking habits and reported pulmonary disease were not different. It is concluded that small, but significant impairment of pulmonary function exists after a follow-up of 14 (2) years [mean (S.D.)]. The clinical impact of these findings seems, however, minimal. Further avoidance of pulmonary toxicity requires a careful quantitative study of the effects of the radiation dose and irradiated volume.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0959-8049
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29A
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary morbidity 10-18 years after irradiation for Hodgkin's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis, Amsterdam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article