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Thoracic Malignancies • Medical Oncology • MD Anderson • NCI-CCC Tumor Board Question • NCI-CCC Thoracic Tumor Board Question • Pulmonology
What is your preferred management for diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH)?
Does your management change if symptomatic or asymptomatic?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
The management of patients with DIPNECH is predominantly symptomatic but DIPNECH is a chronic disease, often with significant respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea and cough but the severity of the symptoms varies over time.I recommend involving pulmonary medicine early on as the management can resem...
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