A Case of Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma. |
Yun Su Sim, Jin Hwa Lee, Yon Ju Ryu, Eun Mi Chun, Yoo Kyung Kim, Sun Hee Sung, Jae Ho Ahn, Jung Hyun Chang |
1Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jinhwalee@ewha.ac.kr 2Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 3Department of Pathology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 4Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is strongly associated with lung cancer compared with the general population. However, other types of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) are rarely associated with lung cancer. We describe a case of a primary lung cancer associated with IIP other than IPF, which was considered to be nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), and NSIP disappeared spontaneously after treating the primary lung cancer. |
Key Words:
Interstitial lung diseases, Lung cancer, Adenocarcinoma |
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