[Pulmonary tuberculosis after 11 years of observation in a patient suffering from advanced squamous lung cancer cured by radical radiotherapy--a case report].
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.
I Oddział Chorób Płuc Specjalistycznego Szpitala w Szczecinie Zdunowie.
Grzegorz
G
Mysiorski
Marek
M
Marciniak
Danuta
D
Rogowska
Andrzej
A
Sedlaczek
Iwona
I
Witkiewicz
Marzenna
M
Tarnowska-Matusiak
Juliusz
J
Pankowski
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000503:physiopathology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology