Pneumothorax following thoracic radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease. |
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| Authors: | M G Penniment and P C O'Brien |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. |
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| Abstract: | Radiation therapy alone to the nodal drainage sites above the diaphragm, namely a "mantle" field, is often standard treatment for early stage Hodgkin's disease and may be used in combination with chemotherapy in more advance disease. Localised pneumonitis and fibrosis are recognised treatment related sequelae; however, other pulmonary complications, including pneumothorax, have been described. Two cases of spontaneous pneumothorax following mantle radiation therapy are presented. |
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