Shanghai Cancer InstituteBritish journal of cancerZheng W, Blot WJ, Liao ML, Wang ZX, Levin LI, Zhao JJ, et al. Lung cancer and prior tuberculosis infection in Shanghai. Br J Cancer 1987; 56:501-4.Zheng W, Blot WJ, Liao ML, Wang ZX, Levin LI, Zhao JJ, et al. Lung cancer and...
Epidermoid carcinoma and stage IIIA disease was diagnosed in 50% of patients. Postoperative surgical complications occurred in 9 patients (19.5%) with lung cancer and tuberculosis. Six patients (13%) died in postoperative period. Surgery is the method of choice in treatment of combination of ...
Lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked (LCINS) is estimated to be the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2023, preferentially occurring in women and Asian populations. As smoking rates continue to decline, understanding the aetiology and features of this ...
than 10ng/ml or the concetration of CA125 was more than 2000U/ml,pleural effusion of lung cancer should be highly suspected.Conclusion:The use of CEA,CA125 and CA50 separately,or in combination is helpful to differential diagnosis of pleural effusion resulted from tuberculosis and lung cancer....
Lung diseases, such astuberculosis(TB) andchronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), also create a risk for lung cancer. A person with COPDhas a four to six times greater risk of lung cancer even when the effect of cigarette smoking is excluded. ...
Background. The incidence and risk of both lung cancer (LC) and tuberculosis (TB) are increasing rapidly. These two diseases frequently exist together and can influence the incidence and risk of each...
In the Czech Republic one can assume the occurrence of several patients with coincidence of lung cancer and active tuberculosis (TB) every year. In the last 10 years in one hospital 20 patients were registered with coincident TB and lung cancer. From 1949 to 1988 the coincidence of both disea...
doi:10.1038/bjc.1956.74PAXON, T. GNature Publishing GroupBritish Journal of CancerPAXON TG. A study of tuberculosis and cancer mortality rates with special reference to lung cancer rates. Br J Cancer. 1956 Dec; 10 (4):623–633.
Scalene node biopsy, cytologic study and bronchoscopy were of less help. Diagnostic thoracotomy was the single most useful procedure for diagnosis. As to operability, the results in patients with both cancer and tuberculosis compared very well with those in patients who had only cancer. Patients ...
Lung CancerCavityTuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by M. Tuberculosis Complex that involves both mainly lungs and other organs. Post-primary pulmonary TB is mostly seen in adults. It is usually located in apical region of lungs and makes cavitary lesions. We can see different ...