A profile of lung cancer patients in Hyderabad.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
1999 Sep; 97(9): 357-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-98542
ABSTRACT
One hundred and sixty cases of bronchogenic carcinoma were retrospectively analysed. Male to female ratio was 8.41, common age group being 40-60 years. The most common (38%) radiological presentation was mass lesion. The predominant histological cell type was squamous cell carcinoma (67%). Most of the patients presented in an advanced stage of the disease of inoperability. The study underlines the various diagnostic madalities in diagnosing lung cancer and emphasises the need for practising doctors to keep in mind the possibilities of bronchogenic carcinoma in all cases of unresolved pneumonia and mass lesion on chest x-ray especially in high risk patients.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Carcinoma
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Smoking
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Sex Factors
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Adult
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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