Clinical Profile of Lung Cancer in Visakhapatnam, India: A Three Year Study
Publish place: Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine، Vol: 10، Issue: 4
Publish Year: 1401
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 18 دی 1401
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Introduction : Lung malignancy is the main and utmost type of cancer cases and mortality with raising trends in recent decades particularly in emergent countries like India. Lung malignancy can be suspected when patient presents with clinical symptoms like cough, hemoptysis or incidental abnormality on chest x-ray/ Computed Tomography or by screening with low-dose CT.Material and Methods : A retrospective observational study done at Government hospital for chest and communicable diseases under Andhra Medical College, India from Jan ۲۰۱۷ to Dec ۲۰۱۹. Patients diagnosed with bronchogenic carcinoma either inpatient or outpatient were taken into consideration for analysis.Results : A total of ۱۷۳ subjects were considered in study for analysis. Mean age found to be ۵۷.۶۷±۱۱.۳۶ years. ۱۲۱ patients were male and ۵۲ were female. ۶۹.۳۶% patients belonged to rural areas. ۸۲.۰۸% which accounted for ۱۴۲ patients were smokers. Mean smoking index was ۲۵۸±۲۴۶.۶۳. Most common presentation was cough and sob i.e., ۸۳.۲۴%. Most common radiological presentation was mass i.e., ۵۴.۳% (۹۴) followed by pleural effusion in ۲۴ cases (۱۳.۸%). Adenocarcinoma was observed in ۸۳ patients (۴۸%) followed by squamous cell in ۶۱ patients (۳۵%).Conclusion: Lung cancer was more common in elderly subjects with age >۵۰ years with mean age of presentation in females being lower than males. Adenocarcinoma was the predominant histological type in both males and females. Smoking still continues to be the main and important risk factor for lung cancer.
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yellapu Gayatri Devi
Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam , India.
Koyyana Preethi
Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam , India.
Balla Padmaja
Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam , India.
S Praveena
Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam , India.
Tumpudi Pratyusha
Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam , India.
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