Unilateral lung hyperlucency after mediastinal irradiation

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Apr;137(4):955-7. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/137.4.955.

Abstract

A 39-yr-old woman developed progressive exertional dyspnea 13 yr after receiving mediastinal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Chest roentgenogram showed a hyperlucent right lung. Pulmonary blood flow was markedly reduced on the right by ventilation-perfusion scanning. Pulmonary angiography showed attenuation and diffuse atrophy of the right pulmonary artery and its branches. This case represents a late and uncommon complication of mediastinal irradiation manifesting as a unilateral hyperlucent lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy*
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung / radiation effects
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic Diseases / radiotherapy
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Neck
  • Radiation Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiography, Thoracic