Radiation injury to the liver after intensity-modulated radiation therapy in patients with mesothelioma.

Title
Radiation injury to the liver after intensity-modulated radiation therapy in patients with mesothelioma: an unusual CT appearance.

Source
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 184(4):1091-5, 2005 Apr.

OBJECTIVE:

We sought to report the unusual distribution of radiation-induced injury to the liver in patients with mesothelioma after extrapleural pneumonectomy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

CONCLUSION:

Abnormal hepatic enhancement after extrapleural pneumonectomy and IMRT is common in patients with mesothelioma. Knowledge of the early occurrence and typical location and appearance of IMRT-induced injury can be useful in preventing misinterpretation as metastatic disease or recurrent tumor.