1. Evaluation of complications.
Evaluation of complications. Lung cancer in the setting of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Baseline high-resolution computed tomography (left) shows a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern of fibrosis. A follow-up scan performed 9 months later (centre) shows a new, subtle band of ground glass and consolidation in the left upper lobe. A short-term follow up was performed 3 months later (right), which showed slight enlargement of the abnormality, and this was subsequently proven to represent lung adenocarcinoma.
Brett M. Elicker et al. Eur Respir Rev 2017;26:170008
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