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Characteristics of Smoking Patients with Lung Cancer with Emphysematous Bullae.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Sept 2016
Iwama Eiji, Okamoto Isamu, Yabuuchi Hidetake, Takayama Koichi, Harada Taishi, Matsuo Yoshio, Tokunaga Shoji, Baba Eishi, Nakanishi Yoichi
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INTRODUCTION: Emphysema is thought to be a risk factor for lung cancer in smokers, with emphysematous bullae (EBs), which are believed to have the potential to give rise to lung cancer. The clinical characteristics of patients with lung cancer with EBs have remained incompletely defined, however. METHODS: A total of 488 patients with primary lung cancer with or without EBs as detected by computed tomography were...
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