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Systematic review of postradiotherapy bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in women with breast cancer.
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- Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as an Organizing Pneumonia Pattern on Chest CT: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Cryobiopsy for diagnosing acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia during breast cancer treatment: A case report.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Article
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- Radiation-induced organizing pneumonia caused by carbon-ion radiotherapy for lung cancer.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Systematic risk analysis of radiation pneumonitis in breast cancer: role of cotreatment with chemo-, endocrine, and targeted therapy.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- A pictorial essay on radiological changes after stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung tumors.Japanese journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Short-term outcomes and safety of radiotherapy for immediate breast reconstruction with autologous flap transfer following breast-conserving surgery.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Radiation-induced lung toxicity - cellular and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, management, and literature review.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2020Review
- Organizing pneumonia after thoracic radiotherapy followed by anti-PD-1 antibody treatment for patients with lung cancer: Three case reports.Thoracic cancer · 2019Article
- Organizing Pneumonia Induced by Ablative Radioembolization for the Treatment of Hepatic Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2019Article
- Organizing pneumonia secondary to lung cancer of unknown primary site.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
- Spontaneous resolution of thoracic radiation therapy-induced organizing pneumonia: A case series.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
- Breast cancer and organising pneumonia: the importance of correlating the pathological findings with the clinical and radiological picture.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
- Incidence of organizing pneumonia after whole-breast radiotherapy for breast cancer, and risk factor analysis.Journal of radiation research · 2018Article
- Radiation-Induced Organizing Pneumonia: A Characteristic Disease that Requires Symptom-Oriented Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- Radiation-induced organizing pneumonia after stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung tumor.Journal of radiation research · 2015Article
- Radiation Dermatitis and Pneumonitis in Patients Irradiated for Breast Cancer.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
backgroundRadiation therapy for breast cancer has been implicated in the development of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). This inflammatory lung disorder was first noted in 1983, and there have been numerous reports of BOOP occurring in women who have had radiation therapy for breast cancer since 1995. This study was undertaken to perform a systematic review of postradiotherapy BOOP to determine the occurrence, presentation, treatment, and outcome. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic literature review was conducted according to the guidelines provided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses report.
resultsThe literature search yielded 10 Japanese epidemiological reports with 129 women, 4 case series reports with 36 women, and 24 case reports with 34 women. Common symptoms included fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Most patients received corticosteroid therapy, and duration of treatment ranged from 6 months to 1 year, although some patients received steroids for longer than 1 year because of relapse, which occurred in approximately one half of patients. No deaths have been reported.
conclusionBOOP is a rare but significant complication from radiation therapy for breast cancer. Chest radiographic studies for women who report new respiratory symptoms during the postradiation period can be beneficial for early diagnosis and for guiding appropriate management.
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