Introduction: Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in the world. The incidence of lung cancer is increasing in India and there is a need to understand the natural history of this disease. Aim of the study: To study the clinico- pathological- radiological profile of patients diagnosed with lung cancer from January 2013 to May 2015 at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: Inpatient records of all patients admitted during the study period were examined and all patients with a histologically proven diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma were recruited. Demographic characteristics, clinical, radiological and pathological details of each patient were recorded. Results: Fifty four patients with lung cancer were identified. Forty three (79.6%) were male and 11 (20.4%) were female. Thirty two (59.7%) were smokers and 22 (40.7%) were non smokers. Cough and expectoration (61.1%) was the most common presenting symptom followed by breathlessness (59.3%). Mass lesion (81.5%) was the most common radiological presentation and adenocarcinoma (42.6%) was the most common histological subtype. When compared to fiber optic bronchoscopy, image guided percutaneous biopsy had a better yield for diagnosing lung cancer (51.9% vs 48.1%). But this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.892) Conclusion: Adenocarcinoma is replacing squamous cell carcinoma as the most common type of lung cancer in India.
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Srinath Dhandapani; Aravind Srinivasan; Rajalakshmi Rajagopalan; Santhosh Chellamuthu; Aishwarya Rajkumar; Paramesh Palaniswamy. "Clinicopathological Profile of Lung Cancer Patients in a Teaching Hospital in South India", Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 4, 2, 2016, 440-443. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2016.6954
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Dhandapani, S., Srinivasan, A., Rajagopalan, R., Chellamuthu, S., Rajkumar, A., Palaniswamy, P. (2016). 'Clinicopathological Profile of Lung Cancer Patients in a Teaching Hospital in South India', Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 4(2), pp. 440-443. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2016.6954
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Dhandapani, S., Srinivasan, A., Rajagopalan, R., Chellamuthu, S., Rajkumar, A., Palaniswamy, P. Clinicopathological Profile of Lung Cancer Patients in a Teaching Hospital in South India. Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2016; 4(2): 440-443. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2016.6954
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