Mucus plug and lung cancer incidence in patients with COPD

Abstract Airway mucus plugs are frequently observed on chest computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the association between the presence of mucus plugs and the risk of lung cancer in COPD patients has not been thoroughly investigated. T...

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Main Authors: So Jeong Kim, Heemoon Park, Hyo Jin Lee, Jung-Kyu Lee, Eun Young Heo, Kwang Nam Jin, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hyun Woo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13501-6
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