title: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis associated with rectal carcinoma--a paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence?
abstract: The association between lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is well documented, complicating > or = 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine and Institute of Pulmonology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Haviv
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Safadi
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*