Impact of diffusing lung capacity before and after neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation on postoperative pulmonary complications among patients with stage IIIA/N2 non-small-cell lung cancer.

Sumin ShinYong Soo ChoiJae Jun JungYunjoo ImSun Hye ShinDanbee KangJong Ho ChoHong Kwan KimJhingook KimJae Ill ZoYoung Mog ShimKeunchil ParkMyung-Ju AhnYong Chan AhnGenehee LeeJuhee ChoHo Yun LeeHye Yoon Park

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

The DLco before CCRT was significantly associated with risk of PPC, and repeated test of DLco after CCRT would be helpful for risk assessment, particularly in patients with low DLco before neoadjuvant CCRT.

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rectal cancer
risk assessment
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
pulmonary hypertension
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