Clinical analysis of 129 Young patients with lung cancer
- VernacularTitle:青年肺癌129例临床分析
- Author:
Yingkai ZHANG
;
Hailian DU
;
Yikai NIU
;
Xia LI
;
Xiuli ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasms;
Diagnostic errors
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(5):344-345
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Clinical data of 129 young pafienm with lung cancer were analyzed retrospectively.Adenocarcinoma was the main pathologic type of lung cancer(n=62,48.1%),followed by undifferentiated small cell carcinoma(n=35,27.1%),squamous carcinoma(n=20,15.5%).Forty four cases were misdiagnosed at first consultation with a misdiagnosis rate of 34.1%.To avoid misdiagnosis seems to be the key issue for improvement of prognosis in young patients with lung cancer.
