TY - JOUR AU - M.T, Chandramouli; Hosmane, Giridhar Belur TI - Clinicopathological Profile of Patients with Lung Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Center SN - 2582-4287 SN - 2582-4953 PY - 2020 JF - Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU LA - EN VL - 11 IS - 01 SP - 18 EP - 20 DA - 2020/10/21 KW - lung cancer KW - smoking KW - India AB - Introduction Among malignant diseases, lung carcinoma is the most common cancer in men worldwide in terms of both incidence and mortality. Its increasing incidence in developing countries like India is an important public health problem. This work aimed to study the demographic, clinical, radiological, and histological features of patients with confirmed lung cancer.Materials and Methods A total of 50 patients with histologically confirmed lung cancer at a tertiary care center in India from August 2016 to September 2018 were studied and analyzed.Results Out of 50 diagnosed lung cancer patients, 86% were men and 14% women; 31 (62%) patients were aged more than 60 years. Majority were smokers (84%) and all were men. Cough (94%) was the most common presenting symptom followed by dyspnea (68%), chest pain (48%), and hemoptysis (38%). Of the 50 patients, 29 (58%) had soft tissue density mass lesion on radiograph. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was the diagnosed histological cell type in 24 (48%) patients and adenocarcinoma in 21 (42%) patients. Distant metastasis was observed in 20 (40%) patients.Conclusion In this study, the most common histopathological cell type is SCC. Patients aged more than 50 years and smokers are at high risk of lung cancer. Patients with a smoking history and persistent respiratory symptoms should be promptly evaluated for lung malignancy. PB - Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. DO - 10.1055/s-0040-1718977 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0040-1718977 ER -