Survival after repeated surgery for lung cancer with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective study

Survival after repeated surgery for lung cancer with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have a high risk of developing lung cancer, but few studies have investigated the long-term outcomes of repeated surgery in such patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcomes of repeated lung cancer sur...

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Main Authors: Seijiro Sato, Yuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Goto, Akihiko Kitahara, Terumoto Koike, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Takehiro Watanabe, Masanori Tsuchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Repeated surgery
Acute exacerbation
Percent vital capacity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0703-8

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