Unexpected Symptomatic Pneumonitis Following Breast Tangent Radiation: A Case Report.
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چکیده
Symptomatic radiation pneumonitis (RP) following radiation therapy (RT) to the breast alone is very uncommon. We report a case of an 80-year-old female who presented with fatigue, exertional dyspnea, fever, and cough 11.5 weeks following adjuvant breast RT with tangent fields alone. Imaging was consistent with RP, and she responded to a tapering course of steroids.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cureus
دوره 7 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015