2024
Interstitial Lung Diseases and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Particularities in Pathogenesis and Expression of Driver Mutations
Sampsonas F, Bosgana P, Bravou V, Tzouvelekis A, Dimitrakopoulos F, Kokkotou E. Interstitial Lung Diseases and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Particularities in Pathogenesis and Expression of Driver Mutations. Genes 2024, 15: 934. PMID: 39062713, PMCID: PMC11276289, DOI: 10.3390/genes15070934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial lung diseaseLung cancerLung diseaseDriver mutationsImproved survivalTreatment optionsChronic inflammationPathogenetic pathwaysNon-small cell lung cancerConcurrent interstitial lung diseaseCell lung cancerSites of chronic inflammationAnti-fibrotic medicationsCurrent treatment optionsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisDiseases associated with chronic inflammationIncidence of lung cancerPersonalized medicine approachPrompt diagnosisClinical entityNon-smallPulmonary fibrosisNSCLCSurvival ratePatients
2023
Coexistence of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis With Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Man Presenting With Acute Onset Respiratory Failure
Papaioannou O, Koulousousa E, Karampitsakos T, Tzouvelekis A. Coexistence of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis With Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Man Presenting With Acute Onset Respiratory Failure. Cureus 2023, 15: e48330. PMID: 38060701, PMCID: PMC10698294, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall cell lung cancerAutoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosisCell lung cancerPulmonary alveolar proteinosisAlveolar proteinosisLung cancerAcute onset respiratory failureMacrophage colony-stimulating factor antibodiesDiffuse ground-glass opacitiesIntralobular septal thickeningPulmonary function testsWhole lung lavageGround-glass opacitiesPeriodic acid-Schiff stainMyositis panelParatracheal lymphProductive coughProgressive dyspneaRadiological improvementRespiratory failureAdverse eventsSeptal thickeningHigher detectable levelsRespiratory departmentBronchoalveolar lavage