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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
Radiation-induced lung disease (RILD) due to radiation therapy is common. Radiologic manifestations are usually confined to the lung tissue within the radiation port and are dependent on the interval after completion of treatment. In the acute phase, RILD typically manifests as ground-glass opacity or attenuation or as consolidation; in the late phase, it typically manifests as traction bronchiectasis, volume loss, and scarring. However, the use of oblique beam angles and the development of newer irradiation techniques such as three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy can result in an unusual distribution of these findings. Awareness of the atypical manifestations of RILD can be useful in preventing confusion with infection, recurrent malignancy, lymphangitic carcinomatosis, and radiation-induced tumors. In addition, knowledge of radiologic findings that are outside the expected pattern for RILD can be useful in diagnosis of infection or recurrent malignancy. Such findings include the late appearance or enlargement of a pleural effusion; development of consolidation, a mass, or cavitation; and occlusion of bronchi within an area of radiation-induced fibrosis. A comprehensive understanding of the full spectrum of these manifestations is important to facilitate diagnosis and management in cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1527-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright RSNA, 2004
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
985-97; discussion 998
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Bronchiectasis, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Dose Fractionation, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Hodgkin Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiation Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiation Pneumonitis, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiation Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiotherapy, Conformal, pubmed-meshheading:15256622-Radiotherapy Dosage
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of radiation therapy on the lung: radiologic appearances and differential diagnosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. ywchoi@hanyang.ac.kr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't