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Review
. 2003 Sep;9(5):398-401.
doi: 10.1097/00063198-200309000-00010.

Cancer in interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis

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Cancer in interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis

Om P Sharma et al. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

The occurrence of lung cancer in patients with diffuse interstitial pulmonary disease is well-known. The incidence, however, varies and ranges from 9.8 to 38%. The pathogenesis of lung cancer in pulmonary fibrosis is unclear, but genetic as well as environmental factors seem to be involved.

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