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Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia simulating progression in bronquioloalveolar carcinoma

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Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a clinicopathologic syndrome with characteristic features. The diagnosis of BOOP requires the presence of a combination of pathological, clinical, and radiological features. We report the case of a lung cancer patient with bronquiloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) presenting with BOOP after chemotherapy with docetaxel and gemcitabine producing severe respiratory insufficiency, and simulating a progression of the tumor.

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  1. Pabellón A. 3a. planta derecha, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Avda. Carlos Haya, s/n, 29010, Málaga, Spain

    Manuel Cobo Dols (Secretaria de Servicio Oncología Médica), Silvia Gil Calle, Inmaculada Alés Díaz, Ester Villar Chamorro, Julia Alcaide García, Vanesa Gutiérrez Calderón & Manuel Benavides Orgaz

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Dols, M.C., Calle, S.G., Díaz, I.A. et al. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia simulating progression in bronquioloalveolar carcinoma. Clin Transl Oncol 8, 133–135 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-006-0171-0

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