Author/Authors :
İnal, Ali Dicle University - Medical Faculty - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Karakuş, Abdullah Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları AD, Türkiye , Kaplan, M. Ali Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Onkoloji BD, Türkiye , Kücüköner, Mehmet Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Onkoloji BD, Türkiye , Urakçı, Zuhat Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Onkoloji BD, Türkiye , Işıkdoğan, Abdurrahman Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Onkoloji BD, Türkiye
Abstract :
Objectives: Lung cancer is the most common among cancer-related deaths in worldwide. Non-small cell lung cancer represents between 80% and 85% of all lung cancer cases. Epidemiologic and demographic characteristics of lung cancer may differ between the sexes in the same community and between communities. This study purposes to determine demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of clinic follow-up study of lung cancer patients as retrospectively. Materials and methods: Total 741 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who histopathologically diagnosed, treated and followed-up in Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, between 2000 and 2012, were retrospectively evaluated. Results: 662 of patients (89.3%) were males and 79 (10.7%) females. Male/female ratio was 8.4. The median patient age was 60.0 (28-93) years. The histopathological types were as follows; 34.8% squamous cell carcinoma, 29.1% adenocarcinoma, 2% large cell carcinoma and 34.1% unspecified non-small cell lung carcinoma. Smoking rate in men was found as %92.2, and 10.1% in female patients. Stage of patients was 11.4% in local stage, 35.6% was in locally advanced and 53% was in metastatic stage. Conclusions: Ratio of squamous cell carcinoma and advanced stage in our study were higher than previous data of studies from Turkey. However, the other clinical and pathological findings were compatible with our country’s and world data.
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Non , Small cell lung carcinoma , histologic type , epidemiology
