When occam's razor can fail– active mycobacteria infection and lung cancer: A case of neuroendocrine lung cancer diagnosed in the setting of refractory mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Nupur Garg; Chandra Punch; Michael Stein; Christina Schofield

doi:10.1002/ccr3.1813

When occam's razor can fail– active mycobacteria infection and lung cancer: A case of neuroendocrine lung cancer diagnosed in the setting of refractory mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Nupur Garg, Chandra Punch^*, Michael Stein, Christina Schofield

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Abstract

The link between Myobacterium avium-intracellulare and lung cancer remains underemphasized in literature. Our objective is to increase awareness of Myobacterium avium-intracellulare and coexisting lung cancer and to emphasize the need in establishing prevalence and specific testing guidelines in this patient population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2156-2159
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	6
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1813
State	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

diagnosis
incidence
lung cancer
mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
non-tuberculous mycobacterium

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