J Korean Med Sci.
2000 Dec;15(6):712-717. 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.6.712.
Extensive acute lung injury following limited thoracic irradiation: radiologic findings in three patients
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- 1Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2157555
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2000.15.6.712
Abstract
- The aim of our study was to describe the radiologic findings of extensive acute lung injury associated with limited thoracic irradiation. Limited thoracic irradiation occasionally results in acute lung injury. In this condition, chest radiograph shows diffuse ground-glass appearance in both lungs and thin-section CT scans show diffuse bilateral ground-glass attenuation with traction bronchiectasis, interlobular septal thickening and intralobular smooth linear opacities.
MeSH Terms
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Acute Disease
Adenocarcinoma/radiotherapy
Adenocarcinoma/pathology
Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy
Adenocarcinoma/complications*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/complications*
Journal Article
Human
Lung/radiation effects*
Lung/pathology
Lung Neoplasms/radiotherapy
Lung Neoplasms/pathology
Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms/complications*
Male
Middle Age
Radiation Injuries/radiography
Radiation Injuries/pathology
Radiation Injuries/etiology*
Thorax/radiation effects
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