Lungenbeteiligung bei Tumorkrankheiten

The lungs are often involved in tumors and are affected in a wide variety of ways. Lung cancer comprises one of the most common cancer entities and has been characterized by a vast expansion of treatment approaches in recent years. Moreover, the lungs are a common metastatic site of multiple other cancer entities. Various treatment modalities, such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor cell therapy, and radiotherapy approaches can cause pulmonary side effects. Finally, many patients suffer from pulmonary comorbidities which may mutually impact the clinical course and prognosis of the cancer disease. As examples, various aspects, such as pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are discussed.