Paclitaxel induced chronic fibrosing interstitial pneumonitis: a case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Renata Ferrarotto (Author), Guilherme Schetino (Author), Daniela Freitas (Author), Vera Capelozzi (Author), Paulo M. Hoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pulmonary toxicity is rarely associated with paclitaxel chemotherapy and its mechanism is not well known. This report describes one patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, metastatic neuroendocrine low-grade pancreatic tumor, and a concomitant stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), who also dev...