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Is polymyalgia rheumatica associated with increased toxicity for lung SBRT?

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No data here that I can speak to. Lung involvement is exceedingly rare in PMR and generally, I wouldn’t consider this a disease associated with increased risk of inflammatory response within the lung parenchyma. There are some reports of associated GCA, BOOP, and other interstitial lung findings in ...

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