Abstract Analysis of the treatment and follow‐up records of 377 Hodgkin's disease patients
who received mantle irradiation but no planned chemotherapy reveals an overall …

The development of diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis was observed in two patients with
chronic granulocytic leukemia treated with busulfan. A hypersensitivity to busulfan, similar to …

The purpose of this report is to review the entity of radiation pneumonitis and to emphasize
those aspects that remain unsettled and warrant experimental investigation. Increased …

Acute radiation pneumonitis lacks any single pathognomonic morphologic feature, but is a
diagnosis made from a combination of alveolar septal thickening, proliferation and …

To determine the sensitivity of serum KL-6 and serum lactate dehydrogenase for detecting
the contraction of radiation pneumonitis, 15 patients with lung cancer who had radiation …

The authors report three patients who developed fatal respiratory failure after limited or
unilateral thoracic radiation therapy for neoplasms. The respiratory failure was characteristic …

The immunocompromised patient in whom fever and pneumonitis develop presents a
formidable challenge to the clinician. A legion of microbial invaders ranging from common …

1. First and foremost, a legion of microbial invaders, ranging from common viral and
bacterial pathogens to exotic fungal and protozoan agents, can cause pulmonary infection in …

Radiotherapy to the thorax in conventional dosage appears to be capable of causing
damage to any of the tissues in the thoracic wall or within the thoracic cavity. Since the …

This report compares the effects of multiple hematogenous and diffuse lymphangitic
metastases on pulmonary function. The results indicate that both types of metastases reduce …