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[Febrile neutropenia in lung cancer patients]. 2012

Masaki Fujita

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital.

A malignant tumor and infection have a close relation which is hard to separate. The differential diagnosis of the infection is necessary even at the time of the diagnosis of the malignant tumor. Controlling infection is another difficulty at the anti-cancer treatment as next step. In this report, the issues concerning the infection with lung cancer, especially febrile neutropenia, was argued.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007239	Infections	Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.	Infection,Infection and Infestation,Infections and Infestations,Infestation and Infection,Infestations and Infections
D008175	Lung Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LUNG.	Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D009503	Neutropenia	A decrease in the number of NEUTROPHILS found in the blood.	Neutropenias
D005334	Fever	An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.	Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man