Radiation-Induced Complications after Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy: a Pictorial Review of Multimodality Imaging Findings

• Published in: Korean journal of radiology Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 496 - 507
• Main Authors: Yi, Ann, Kim, Hak Hee, Shin, Hee Jung, Huh, Mi Ock, Ahn, Seung Do, Seo, Bo Kyeong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society of Radiology 01.09.2009; 대한영상의학회
• Subjects: Atrophy; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breastfeeding & lactation; Calcification; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Cysts; Diagnostic Imaging; Edema; Female; Humans; Mammography; Medical imaging; Pictorial; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Pulmonary fibrosis; Radiation Injuries - diagnosis; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Skin; Sutures; Tomography; 방사선과학; Breast, neoplasms; Radiation therapy, MRI; Radiation therapy, PET; Radiation therapy, CT; Radiation therapy, US
• ISSN: 1229-6929; 2005-8330; 2005-8330
• DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.5.496

The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the multimodality imaging findings of a wide spectrum of radiation-induced complications of breast cancer in the sequence of occurrence. We have classified radiation-induced complications into three groups based on the time sequence of occurrence. Knowledge of these findings will allow for the early detection of complications as well as the ability to differentiate tumor recurrence.