Scar cancer of the lung

Prasad, U.S.; Tiwary, A.

Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 31(2): 125-128

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343
PMID: 2606545
Document Number: 339400
A case of scar carcinoma developing over lung abscess scar is presented. When the lung scars begin to increase in size and the patient does not respond to the treatment which was effective earlier, the possibility of malignant change in the scar tissue should be considered rather than the recurrence of the previous illness.

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