RESUMO
Adenocarcinoma of the lung is rare in young adults, particularly in persons below the age of 30. Younger patients tend to present with advanced stages of carcinoma, and often have a rapidly deteriorating course. We describe a 25-year-old male who presented with diffuse interstitial lung disease which was found at autopsy to be lymphangitic carcinomatosis of probable pulmonary origin.
Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , MasculinoRESUMO
COPD is a common and treatable disease. The prevention of COPD is as least as important as its treatment. It is the physician's responsibility to detect the presence of airways disease and to stabilize or reverse any acute pulmonary event. Through patient education, drug treatment, and rehabilitation, the physician can halt the progression of disease, restore the patient's functional capacity, and attain the highest quality of life.
