TY - JOUR
T1 - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis associated with rectal carcinoma - A paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence?
AU - Haviv, Yosef S.
AU - Kramer, Mordechai R.
AU - Safadi, Rifaat
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - The association between lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is well documented, complicating ≥10% of cases involving IPF. This association is considered to be a result of neoplastic degeneration, rather than a paraneoplastic phenomenon. However, rectal carcinoma has only rarely been linked to paraneoplastic manifestations. We describe a young patient with IPF that preceded the appearance of rectal carcinoma by 6 mo. The possible association between the two disorders is discussed.
AB - The association between lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is well documented, complicating ≥10% of cases involving IPF. This association is considered to be a result of neoplastic degeneration, rather than a paraneoplastic phenomenon. However, rectal carcinoma has only rarely been linked to paraneoplastic manifestations. We describe a young patient with IPF that preceded the appearance of rectal carcinoma by 6 mo. The possible association between the two disorders is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00120-8
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00120-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032080999
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 93
SP - 838
EP - 839
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 5
ER -
