Case report of two patients having successful surgery for lung cancer after treatment for Grade 2 radiation pneumonitis

Conclusion Surgery for lung cancer on patients with Grade 2 radiation pneumonitis should be deferred until the patients complete steroid therapy, and the clinical pneumonitis is cured. Moreover, it is believed that it is important to remove the resolved radiation pneumonitis without leaving any residual areas and not to cut into any areas of active radiation pneumonitis as much as possible.
Source: Annals of Medicine and Surgery - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research