BCNU treatment for glioma can lead to fatal pulmonary complications ('BCNU lung') including pneumothorax and interstitial fibrosis.
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Alerts to fatal BCNU lung risk despite remission; single case leaves open need for incidence and monitoring studies.
A patient with recurrent glioma treated with BCNU developed pneumothorax and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. She died from "BCNU lung" and its complications, although she was free of her initial disease.
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