Pulmonary changes at computed tomography in patients with testicular carcinoma treated with cis-platinum, vinblastine and bleomycin

Acta Radiol Diagn (Stockh). 1985 Sep-Oct;26(5):507-10. doi: 10.1177/028418518502600502.

Abstract

Computed tomography was performed before and after CVB therapy (cis-platinum, vinblastine, bleomycin) in 42 patients with metastatic testicular carcinoma. Twenty-one of these (3 symptomatic, 18 asymptomatic) developed subpleural pulmonary abnormalities which were streaky or reticular in 7, homogeneous with a broad base against pleura in 3 and had a mixed pattern in 11 patients. Histologic examination was obtained in 3 patients and showed fibrosis with no tumor tissue. Twelve patients with marked CVB induced abnormalities underwent repeat CT within 6 to 24 weeks. Changes disappeared spontaneously in 7, diminished in 3 and increased in 2 of these. Further conventional chest radiography of the latter two revealed complete regression of changes. Pulmonary lesions induced by CVB therapy should be kept in mind at follow-up so that an erroneous diagnosis of tumor progression is not made.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols*
  • Bleomycin / administration & dosage
  • Bleomycin / adverse effects
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Cisplatin / adverse effects
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Dysgerminoma / drug therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / chemically induced
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Vindesine / administration & dosage
  • Vindesine / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Bleomycin
  • Cisplatin
  • Vindesine

Supplementary concepts

  • CVB protocol