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Relationship Between Emphysema Severity and the Location of Lung Cancer in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology - 1 Sept 2015
Lim Jiseun, Shin Kyung Min, Lee KyungSoo, Lim Jae Kwang, Kim Hye Jung, Cho Seung Hyun, Cha Seung Ick
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OBJECTIVE: New phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on emphysema severity have been recognized recently. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emphysema severity (phenotype) and lung cancer location in patients with COPD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four hundred patients with 405 primary lung cancers confirmed pathologically between January 2010 and March 2014...
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