[A fatal rheumatoid pneumonitis following surgery for lung cancer].
A 64-year-old man was admitted to our division because of an abnormal mass with a diffuse reticular shadow seen on chest roentgenogram. A right upper lobectomy was performed after the diagnosis of lung cancer. From the 18th postoperative day he complained of dyspnea, which was caused by the exacerbation of rheumatoid pneumonitis based on rheumatoid arthritis, and died on the 44th postoperative day. The course of illness and clinicopathological analysis of this case is described in this paper.
Nakanishi
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Shirakusa
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Higashi
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*