Case

Age Sex

Smoking history

Underlying disease

Causative microorganism (NTM)

Treatment for NTM

Clinical effect for NTM

Interval from the diagnosis of pulmonary NTM disease to lung cancer

1

72, M

(+)

RA(Steroid) CVD Chronic sinusitis

M. avium

CAM + RFP + EB + SM (6 months)

Good

11 months

2

78, M

(−)

Colon cancer (ope) DM

M. intracellulare

CAM + RFP + EB + SM (1 year)

Good

22 months

3

81, M

(+)

Pulmonary fibrosis

M. intracellulare

CAM + RFP + EB + SM (2 years)

Good

30 months

4

77, M

(+)

COPD Af, HT CHF

M. avium+ M. intracellulare

CAM + RFP + EB + SM (2 months)

Stop for side effect

34 months