Post 11 - The Natural Evolution of Radiotherapy-Associated Lung Injury

39-years old with carcinoma breast

Bhavin Jankharia

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39-years old with carcinoma breast underwent surgery in Sep 24, followed by radiotherapy (RT) in Nov 24.

The CT chest (Fig. 1 - bottom row) obtained as part of a PET/CT in Jun 25, 7 months later shows areas of organizing pneumonia in the subjacent lung of the left upper lobe and lingula.

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