Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and certain types of lung cancer (LC), such as lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell undifferentiated carcinoma, are prevalent diseases that share similar clinical symptoms and imaging characteristics, increasing the risk of misdiagnosis. ...
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....
Is tuberculosis ill or is lung cancer genetic? 肺结核病或者肺癌遗传 吗 ? 期刊摘选 She thinks women may be immuned to lung cancer. 她认为女性可能对肺癌有免疫力. 期刊摘选 This is also true for lung cancer in men. 由于肺癌死亡的男人比率也是一样降低. 期刊摘选 Objective To compare staples wit...
Ref.: reference; n: number of study participants; y: follow-up time in year; TB: tuberculosis; LC: lung cancer; QFT-GIT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube; CXR: chest X-ray; aIRR: adjusted incidence rate ratio; aSIR: adjusted standardized incidence rate; aHR: adjusted hazard ratio; aRR: ...
The inflammatory response induced by tuberculosis, scarring, and granulomas may increase the risk for lung cancer. Methods. (I) SEER-Medicare linked database was used to examine the association of lung cancer and history of tuberculosis among persons aged 65 and older. We included lung cancer ...
In 46 (2.1%) patients coexistence of lung cancer and tuberculosis was found. Central lung cancer was diagnosed in 37 (80.4%) and peripheral - in 9 (19.6%) patients. Epidermoid cancer was diagnosed in 24 (52.2%) patients, adenocarcinoma - in 10 (21.7%) and adenoepidermoid carcinoma - in...
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...
TuberculosisLung 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 ...
Pneumothorax.Air may get into the space between your chest wall and the lung, collapsing the lung. Mesothelioma.This is a rare form ofcancerthat forms on the pleura. Mesothelioma tends to happen several decades after you come into contact with asbestos....
Recently, the number of cases of primary lung carcinoma associated with tuberculosis and posttuberculous lesions has become more frequent. In this connection the problem of early diagnosis of cancer in such patients is gaining clinical importance and becomes urgent. The presence of tumor in such pati...