title: Unexpected Symptomatic Pneumonitis Following Breast Tangent Radiation: A Case Report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ploquin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary.
authors.forename: Ivo A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Olivotto
keywords: breast cancer; radiation pneumonitis