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March 4, 2026Open Access

Emphysema or Bronchiectasis with Pulmonary Nodules: Impact on The Risk of Malignancy

Key Points

To evaluate the relationship between emphysema, bronchiectasis, and the risk of lung cancer.
Analysis of existing literature on lung cancer risk factors
Comparison of cases with emphysema and bronchiectasis against lung cancer incidence
Emphysema was not identified as a lung cancer risk factor
Bronchiectasis also showed no significant link to lung cancer risk

Abstract

Contrary to what is frequently reported in the literature, the presence of emphysema was not found to be a risk factor for lung cancer in this study. The presence of bronchiectasis was also found not to be a risk factor; however, there are insufficient data in the literature on this point.

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Gencer et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7ccb2d48f933b5eed86cb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4274/thoracrespract.2025.2025-10-10

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