Faculty Opinions recommendation of Unusual complication after radiotherapy for breast cancer bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia case report and review of the literature.

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Epler
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Unusual Complication ◽  
Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Pneumonia Case

Unusual Complication after Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Case Report and Review of the Literature

2005 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Guerriero ◽  
Cleonice Battista ◽  
Marilena Montesano ◽  
Rita Carino ◽  
Angelo Primavera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Postoperative Radiotherapy ◽  
Corticosteroid Treatment ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Left Breast ◽  
Unusual Complication ◽  
Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Rapid Improvement ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Breast-conserving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy play an important role in the treatment of early breast cancer. Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is an uncommon syndrome reported to be one of the complications of adjuvant radiotherapy. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman who developed cough, dyspnea and fever three weeks after radiation therapy to the left breast for breast carcinoma. Chest X-ray and computed tomography scan demonstrated alveolar opacities within both lungs. Antibiotic therapy against any probable septic pathology did not improve the symptoms, while corticosteroid treatment resulted in rapid clinical improvement together with regression of the pulmonary opacities. Irradiation was thought to be the cause of the migratory pneumonitis, hence this case was clinically diagnosed as radiation-induced migratory pneumonitis similar to BOOP, without lung biopsy. The present case suggests that one should be mindful of this disease when treating patients with a history of irradiation to the breast. BOOP promptly responds to systemic corticosteroid therapy with rapid improvement of symptoms and regression of the pulmonary opacities.

BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA (BOOP): A CASE REPORT

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. S19
Author(s):  
Pierluigi Pompili ◽  
Maria Luisa Colloca ◽  
Federico Grifalchi ◽  
Claudio Santini
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Unusual Presentation of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Mimicked Pulmonary Metastases: A Case Report

CHEST Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. A596
Author(s):  
Demet Polat ◽  
Eylem Ozgur ◽  
Sibel Atis Nayci ◽  
Tuba Kara ◽  
Feramuz Apaydin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Pulmonary Metastases ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

scholarly journals Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia after radiation therapy for lung cancer: a case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Falcinelli ◽  
Rita Bellavita ◽  
Alberto Rebonato ◽  
Rita Chiari ◽  
Jacopo Vannucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Organizing Pneumonia ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
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