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CASE REPORT

Adenocarcinoma of Lung Presenting as Interstitial Lung Disease

Prasanta R. Mohapatra, Deepak Aggarwal, Rajpal S. Punia, Ashok K. Janmeja

Keywords : Interstitial lung disease, Adenocarcinoma

Citation Information : Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D, Punia RS, Janmeja AK. Adenocarcinoma of Lung Presenting as Interstitial Lung Disease. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2015; 57 (4):239-241.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-57-4-239

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 18-11-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


Abstract

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) presenting as lung cancer have been reported rarely from India. The present case describes a possibly primary lung cancer in a non-smoker who presented radiologically as a case of ILD. The possible mechanisms available in the literature are discussed.


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