262933

Pulmonary toxicity of hypo-fractionated chest wall irradiation in breast cancer patients post mastectomy

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.
Respiratory Medicine.

Abstract

Background: Patients' chances of surviving breast cancer have increased thanks to multimodal therapy.
After breast-conserving surgery, hypofractionated radiation (RT) is quickly becoming one of the alternatives for breast cancer patients (BCS).
 Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the thoracic radiotherapy's effects on patients with breast cancer's ability to breathe normally and engage in physical activity.
Patients and methods: This was a prospective study   which was carried out at Oncology Department & Chest Department of Qena University Hospitals. Spirometry was performed to all included patients to assess their lung function.
 Results: The mean and range of spirometer values 3 months after radiotherapy. The mean FEV1 was 65 % predicted, the mean FVC was 62.7 % predicted, the mean FEV1/FVC was 83.7% and the mean FEF25%-75% was 70.27 % predicted.
Conclusion: In radiotherapy, the lung is a major organ at risk because of the risk of radiation-induced lung injury. Silent radiation pneumonitis is a common side effect of radiotherapy. FEV1 and FVC parameters are decreased after radiotherapy due to acute radiation-induced lung injury. Spirometry can be used in assessing lung functions after radiotherapy. N3 stage showed significant decrease in FEV1 and FVC compared to other lower N stages. Max. lung dose was found to be the best predictor of the occurrence of radiation pneumonitis.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2022.159895.1401

Keywords

Radiotherapy, breast cancer, Radiation pneumonitis, Respiratory function, Pulmonary Toxicity

Authors

First Name

Eptehal Mohammed

Last Name

Dongol

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Affiliation

Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University,Qena, Egypt

Email

eptehaldongol@med.svu.edu.eg

City

qena

Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed Okasha

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University,Qena, Egypt

Email

ahmed.radiology@yahoo.com

City

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Orcid

0000-0002-5342-7644

First Name

Aya Elnoby

Last Name

Khodary

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

Email

ayalolo9318@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohammed M.

Last Name

Wahman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

Email

wahhman6661@yahoo.com

City

qena

Orcid

-

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

35538

Issue Date

2023-01-01

Receive Date

2022-09-04

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

329

Page End

336

Print ISSN

2735-427X

Online ISSN

2636-3402

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Original research articles

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1,520

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Publication Title

SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Pulmonary toxicity of hypo-fractionated chest wall irradiation in breast cancer patients post mastectomy

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Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023