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High-resolution computed tomography features of pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: histopathological correlation.
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PMID:  21359937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the development pattern in patients with multiple episodes of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) and to analyze the computed tomography (CT) appearances of the pulmonary parenchymal injury and its relation to treatment response.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT patterns from 41 episodes of cGVHD (25 patients) were evaluated retrospectively and classified into four groups: group 1, airway involvement; group 2, subpleural consolidation or ground glass opacity (GGO); group 3, peribronchovascular/periseptal GGO or consolidations; group 4, others. We analyzed the changing pattern of the CT appearance during multiple episodes and the relation between this CT pattern and response to treatment.
RESULTS: None of the patients showed airway involvement (group 1) and pulmonary parenchymal injury patterns (group 2 and 3) simultaneously in one episode. The group 3 CT pattern was more resistant to treatment than that of group 2 (P < 0.05). The pathological basis of the group 3 CT pattern varied but was characterized by mural incorporation fibrosis.
CONCLUSION: Pulmonary cGVHD affected either the airway or pulmonary parenchyma but did not affect both simultaneously in one episode. Of the four patterns, peribronchovascular GGO/consolidations (group 3 CT pattern) was the most resistant to treatment.
Authors:
Noriyo Yanagawa; Fumikazu Sakai; Noriko Kamata; Tsunekazu Hishima; Tamiko Takemura; Kazuteru Ohashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-02-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Japanese journal of radiology     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1867-108X     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn J Radiol     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101490689     Medline TA:  Jpn J Radiol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  116-28     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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