Clinical analysis of patients living in Chongqing City with asymptomatic pulmonary carcinoma / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical characteristics and the way of discovery in early stage.Methods68 cases with asymptomatic pulmonary carcinoma living in Chongqing City who were discovered within health checkup were retrospectively analyzesed. ResultsThere were 62 males and 6 females,ages ranging from 28 to 78 years with an average of 52 years. In all patients,there were 56 cases (82.4%) with cigarette using history, 42 cases (61.8%) with family history of pulmonary carcinoma and 38 cases(55.9%) with cigarette using history and family history of pulmonary carcinoma. 65 cases (95.6%) were with peripheral type of lung cancer, 3 cases(4.4%) were with central type. Among these patients, 38 cases with adenocarcinoma ,18 cases with squamous carcinoma. There were 27 cases (39%) in Stage I, 38 cases(55.9%) in Stage II and 3 cases(4.4%) in Stage III. There were 43 cases (63.2%) without symptom while 25 cases(36.8%) with symptom of pulmonary carcinoma.ConclusionMost of patients with asymptomatic pulmonary carcinoma were middle-aged male and were adenocarcinoma or squamous carcinoma in cell type and had closed relationship with cigarette using history and family history.