title: Surgical treatment for primary lung cancer combined with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is defined as a specific form of chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause. IPF is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and lung cancer patients with IPF undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer have increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Especially, postoperative acute exacerbation of IPF (AEIPF) causes fatal status and long-term outcomes are worse than for patients without IPF, although certain subgroups have a good long-term outcome. A comprehensive review of the current literature pertaining to AEIPF and the late phase outcome after the context of a surgical intervention was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan. atsushiw@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyajima
authors.forename: Taijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mishina
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaharada
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higami
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis