Analysis of CT-occult lung cancer diagnosed by bronchoscopy / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
; (12): 529-531, 2014.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinicopathological and bronchoscopic characteristics of CT-occult lung cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 11 patients who were diagnosed with CT-occult lung cancer by bronchoscopy were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Seven out of eleven patients had bloody sputum. The median disease course was 3 months. Nine patients were in stage I or II, among them 5 cases underwent surgery, with a 5-year survival rate of 80.0%. The upper lobes were predilection areas, and all of the 11 patients had direct sign by bronchoscopy. The most common histopathology was squamous cell carcinoma, which had proliferative changes.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Patients with symptoms of persistent bloody sputum should undergo a bronchoscopy to make sure whether there is an occult lung cancer or not, even if the chest CT scan is negative at first visit.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Bronchoscopy
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Survival Rate
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Retrospective Studies
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Diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article