Primary pulmonary carcinoma in Lagos, Nigeria: a clinicopathological study.
East Afr Med J
; 72(5): 276-9, 1995 May.
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ABSTRACT
A retrospective clinicopathological study of bronchogenic carcinoma in patients admitted to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) during a 17-year period (1975-1991) is presented. Out of the 148 cases, 88 were confirmed histopathologically and in the remaining 66 cases, diagnosis was based on a combination of clinical and radiological features. Epidermoid carcinoma was the commonest histopathological variant and the male/female ratio was 21. Sixty five percent of the patients admitted to being heavy smokers. The majority of patients presented with weight loss, chronic cough with chest pain and haemoptysis in that order. With an average of nine cases yearly, this study shows that this disease is still uncommon in Nigerians.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma Broncogénico
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East Afr Med J
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria