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52: Pulmonary Manifestations of Oncologic Disease and Treatment
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Published:November 2023
Mary Bono Cataletto, MD, FAAP, Caitlin Hurley, MD, "Pulmonary Manifestations of Oncologic Disease and Treatment", Pediatric Pulmonology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP, Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH, FAAP
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An estimated 16,000 cases of pediatric cancers are diagnosed in the United States each year.1 Despite numerous advances in the diagnosis and management of pediatric tumors, cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease in children from infancy up to 19 years of age.1,2 Leukemia and lymphomas are 2 of the 3 most common tumors in this age group, and both can be associated with pulmonary manifestations at presentation.
Primary lung and airway tumors are relatively rare in children but are important to recognize because delays in diagnosis can have consequences for prognosis. In addition...
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