Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the recurrence and second tumors of lung cancer after surgical resection
Conclusions: The presence of COPD in surgically resected lung cancer reveals a higher percentage of recurrences, mortality and epidermoid carcinomas. Furthermore, in the emphysema phenotype more second tumors and in chronic bronchitis more recurrences have been found.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Izquierdo Perez, A., Mohamed Choukri, M., Corral Cano, J. M., Lopez Yeste, P., Laso Del Hierro, F. J., Vicente Antunes, S. I., Zapatero Garivia, J. J., Muguruza Trueba, I., Villar Alvarez, F. Tags: Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research
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