Pulmonary tuberculosis after 11 years of observation in a patient suffering from advanced squamous lung cancer cured by radical radiotherapy--a case report
Mysiorski, G.; Marciniak, M.; Rogowska, D.; Sedlaczek, A.; Witkiewicz, I.; Tarnowska-Matusiak, M.; Pankowski, J.
Pneumonologia i alergologia polska 71(5-6): 245-249
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0867-7077 PMID: 14587431 Document Number: 553445
Advanced lung cancer is a neoplasm of a poor prognosis. The treatment may improve it to a certain degree but not satisfactory. A case of squamous- cell lung cancer, in a stage III B of TNM classification, which was by cured completely radiotherapy is described. The 11 years post-treatment observation was performed without any symptoms of recurrence. Actually patient is hospitalised due to active tuberculosis. No evidence for lung cancer was found until now.