Small-cell lung cancer from the peripheral lung is frequently accompanied by emphysema and interstitial lung disease in the background.
Yuki IkematsuMiiru IzumiKoichi TakayamaHiroyuki KumazoeKentaro WakamatsuMasayuki KawasakiPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2022)
The peripheral type of tumor was correlated with higher prevalence of emphysema and ILD in SCLC. Our result suggests different mechanisms of development and tumor characteristics according to tumor location.