Vanishing lung emphysema during chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
| Autor: | Stefania Taschini, Alessandro Marchioni, Ivana Castaniere, Sofia Taddei, Roberto Tonelli, Riccardo Fantini, Enrico Clini, Marisa Covi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
mesothemiola Chemotherapy Pathology medicine.medical_specialty mesothemiola chemotherapy lung emphysema business.industry Pleural mesothelioma medicine.medical_treatment respiratory system chemotherapy respiratory tract diseases lung emphysema Medicine Lung emphysema business Vanishing lung |
| Zdroj: | Chest Disease Reports. 6 |
| ISSN: | 2039-4772 2039-4764 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/cdr.2018.7307 |
| Popis: | We report the case of a 79-year-old man with a tobacco smoke-related left dystrophic bullous emphysema that showed a considerable recovery of the cystic abnormalities during chemotherapy for pleural malignant mesothelioma. We suggest that the disappearance of the dystrophic emphysema could be explained by the combined effect of chemotherapy and pleural disease. We briefly review the literature and we discuss the possible mechanism of this unforeseen manifestation. |
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