Acta Biomedica Scientifica (Feb 2012)
COMPLEX ESTIMATION OF BRONCHOPULMONARY SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH HODGKINS LYMPHOMA
Abstract
One of the important problems with patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma is lung injury, caused both by a tumor effect and the influence of chemoradiotherapy. Before the treatment an obstructive lung function pattern connected with tumor substrate has been revealed in 38% of cases. After chemoradiotherapy the restrictive lung pattern was shown in 14% of the patients and mixed lung pattern was seen in 12% of the cases, which were caused by the development of pneumosclerosis and emphysema.