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Clinico-pathological study of lung malignancies in Mahabubnagar District, Telengana
Artículo | IMSEAR | ID: sea-186772
ABSTRACT
Background and

objectives:

The objective of the present study was to study the the clinicopathological profile of the lung cancer in Mahabubnagar. Materials and

methods:

We performed a retrospective analysis of histopathologically proven cases of bronchogenic carcinoma admitted in our hospital from January 2011 to May 2016.

Results:

Our study included 67 patients with confirmed cases of lung cancer. Male to female ratio was 1.71. The common age group was 40-60 years (52.2%). The most common histopathological type was Adenocarcinoma (38.8%) followed by Squamous cell carcinoma (31.4%). Endobronchial biopsy has more yields in squamous cell carcinoma 8 cases (38.1%), CT Guided biopsy has more yields in Adenocarcinoma 14 cases (53.8%), Small cell carcinoma 4 cases (66.7%), and in carcinoma in situ 6 cases (55.4%), pleural biopsy has highest yield in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma 1 case (100%). Among all the procedures CT Guided biopsy has the highest diagnostic yield 29 cases (43.2%).

Conclusion:

CT guided biopsy has the highest yield for the diagnosis of lung malignancies especially if the tumour is peripherally located.

Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Artículo