Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mimicking recurrent metastatic disease in a patient with testicular carcinoma: Case report of the CT scan appearance
- 15 January 1981
- Vol. 47 (2) , 236-239
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19810115)47:2<236::aid-cncr2820470205>3.0.co;2-u
Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis is a well-recognized complication of bleomycin therapy. Detection of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by computed axial tomographic scanning (CT) has not been reported. We report on a patient in whom the development of lesions on chest CT scan following cessation of chemotherapy (including bleomycin) was interpreted as representing recurrent metastatic disease. At bilateral thoracotomy, only pulmonary fibrosis was found. In this patient, the CT scan appearance of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mimicked recurrent disease.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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