Exploring the Risk: Investigating the Association Between Elderly-Onset Sarcoidosis (EOS) and Malignancy

Advances in respiratory medicine 2026 Open access

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Authors: Ahmed Ehab, Axel Tobias Kempa, Ahmad Shalabi, Noha Elkateb, Nesrine Saad Farrag, Heba Wagih Abdelwahab
DOI: 10.3390/arm94010003
Cited by: 1
References: 21

Abstract

Background: Elderly-onset sarcoidosis > 65 (EOS) is rare and occurs in patients over 65. Studies on its incidence, clinical features, and treatment are limited, and its link to malignancy remains complex. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to analyze the possible association between malignancy and the occurrence of sarcoidosis in elderly patients over 65 years old. Design: Monocentric, nested retrospective case–control study. Material and Methods: A retrospective study analyzed newly diagnosed sarcoidosis patients in the Loewenstein Lung Center, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, categorizing them into younger-onset (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Occupational and environmental lung diseases

Publication details

Journal / source
Advances in respiratory medicine
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
94
Issue
1
Pages
3–3
Publication date
2 January 2026
Language
EN