Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Shiro Horie

Publications

• Research Article
  Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema Syndrome and Lung Cancer
  Author(s): Yoshiaki Kitaguchi, Keisaku Fujimoto, Junichi Hotta, Shiro Horie, Jiro Hirayama and Masayuki HanaokaYoshiaki Kitaguchi, Keisaku Fujimoto, Junichi Hotta, Shiro Horie, Jiro Hirayama and Masayuki Hanaoka
  
  Rationale: We performed this retrospective study to clarify the clinical characteristics, survival and mortality predictors in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) and lung cancer. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of a total of 123 patients with lung cancer, as confirmed according to histological or cytological examinations. Based on the findings of chest CT, the patients were categorized into four groups: LC+normal (n=70); LC+emphysema (n=26); LC+fibrosis (n=10); LC+CPFE (n=17). The clinical characteristics and survival of the LC+CPFE group were compared with those of the other groups. In addition, mortality predictors were evaluated in the LC+CPFE group. Results: The proportion of females was significantly higher in the LC+normal group than in the LC+CPFE and LC+e.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000263

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