Lung scar cancer--a reappraisal.
A retrospective clinicopathological study of 100 necropsy cases of lung carcinoma revealed three scar cancers. The scarring in a further 11 probably occurred secondary to the tumour. The premise that lung scars initiate malignancy is questioned.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies