Title |
An autopsy study of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: correlations among clinical, radiological, and pathological features
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Published in |
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2466-14-104 |
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Authors |
Minoru Inomata, Soichiro Ikushima, Nobuyasu Awano, Keisuke Kondoh, Kohta Satake, Masahiro Masuo, Yuji Kusunoki, Atsuko Moriya, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Tsunehiro Ando, Noriyo Yanagawa, Toshio Kumasaka, Takashi Ogura, Fumikazu Sakai, Arata Azuma, Akihiko Gemma, Tamiko Takemura |
Abstract |
Clinical evaluation to differentiate the characteristic features of pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema is often difficult in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE), but diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis is important for evaluating treatment options and the risk of acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia of such patients. As far as we know, it is the first report describing a correlation among clinical, radiological, and whole-lung pathological features in an autopsy cases of CPFE patients. |
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