title: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia after radiation therapy for lung cancer: a case report.
abstract: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), also known as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, has mainly been described in patients with breast cancer who received radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery. In this rare case, a 70-year-old man with left apical squamous lung cancer developed BOOP after radiotherapy and only one cycle of concomitant chemotherapy.This case report draws attention to the development of this syndrome in the unusual setting of lung cancer, advising prompt steroid treatment when diagnostic images reveal the characteristic signs of the disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Radiation Oncology Division, Perugia General Hospital, Perugia - Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falcinelli
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellavita
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebonato
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vannucci
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puma
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aristei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects