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Review

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Coexisting with Lung Cancer

by
Michał Zieliński
1,*,
Piotr Sitek
2 and
Dariusz Ziora
1
1
Department of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
2
Pulmonology Department, Public Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2018, 86(6), 319-326; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2018.0052
Submission received: 3 October 2018 / Revised: 20 December 2018 / Accepted: 20 December 2018 / Published: 30 December 2018

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease with poor prognosis. Although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, IPF is connected with lung cancer development, which farther worsens the prognosis. Various papers report IPF and cancer coexistence in 9.8% to over 50% of patients depending on observation period. Contrary to already established guidelines in the general population, there are no widely accepted recommendations on lung cancer treatment in IPF population. At the same time, various oncologic interventions can result in acute exacerbation of IPF. In this paper authors tried to revise the available data on lung cancer in patients with preexisting IPF.
Keywords: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; lung cancer; intersititial pneumonitis idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; lung cancer; intersititial pneumonitis

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Zieliński, M.; Sitek, P.; Ziora, D. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Coexisting with Lung Cancer. Adv. Respir. Med. 2018, 86, 319-326. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2018.0052

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Zieliński M, Sitek P, Ziora D. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Coexisting with Lung Cancer. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2018; 86(6):319-326. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2018.0052

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Zieliński, Michał, Piotr Sitek, and Dariusz Ziora. 2018. "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Coexisting with Lung Cancer" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 86, no. 6: 319-326. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2018.0052

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