Bronchioalveolar carcinoma arising in areas previously irradiated for Hodgkin's disease

A man who received therapeutic irradiation to limited areas of each lung for intrapulmonary Hodgkin's disease developed bronchioalveolar carcinoma in the same areas more than 20 years later. This is the first report of a malignant process developing in areas of the lung that had been previously irradiated for treatment of a primary lung condition.