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Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.

Kohei FujitaNorio ArakiTadashi Mio
Published in: Respirology case reports (2021)
It is well known that a phenomenon called hyperprogressive disease (HPD) often occurs during immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In the present case, we experienced a case of HPD in a potential metastatic thyroid tumour during immunotherapy. HPD can be life-threatening depending on where it appears, so clinicians need to be careful.
Keyphrases
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • palliative care
  • low grade
  • human health
  • risk assessment