Rosa Teresa B, Novalio Catarina, Duarte Isabel, Matias Dina, Guiomar Teresa
Radiation Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PRT.
Radiology, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PRT.
Cureus. 2025 Feb 2;17(2):e78374. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78374. eCollection 2025 Feb.
Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a pattern of pulmonary tissue repair injury. It can be cryptogenic or a response to a specific lung injury. Radiation therapy is a potential cause of secondary OP, especially after breast irradiation. The lesions may appear anywhere in the lung parenchyma with no relation to the irradiated side. Corticotherapy is the mainstay of treatment and prognosis is generally favorable. We describe a case of a female patient previously diagnosed with breast cancer who developed secondary OP within six months of postoperative radiotherapy. Initial diagnosis was challenging due to the rarity of the disease as well as management that required close follow-up with careful tapering given the frequent relapses associated with the withdrawal of corticosteroid therapy. The reported case emphasizes the importance of recognizing secondary OP as a rare complication of postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer and puts into view the complexity of its management.
机化性肺炎(OP)是肺组织修复损伤的一种模式。它可以是隐源性的,也可以是对特定肺损伤的反应。放射治疗是继发性OP的一个潜在原因,尤其是在乳腺放疗后。病变可出现在肺实质的任何部位,与受照射侧无关。皮质激素治疗是主要的治疗方法,预后一般良好。我们描述了一例先前诊断为乳腺癌的女性患者,在术后放疗6个月内发生了继发性OP。由于该疾病罕见,且鉴于与皮质类固醇治疗停药相关的频繁复发,管理需要密切随访并谨慎减量,因此初始诊断具有挑战性。该病例报告强调了认识到继发性OP是乳腺癌术后放疗的一种罕见并发症的重要性,并凸显了其管理的复杂性。