@article{Pradhan_Shakya_Shrestha_2014, title={Clinico-Pathological Study of Lung Carcinoma}, volume={4}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/11496}, DOI={10.3126/jpn.v4i8.11496}, abstractNote={<span style="font-size: xx-small; color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; color: #221e1f;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: xx-small;"><p><strong>Background:</strong> Lung cancer is currently the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the world and the number one cause of cancer mortality worldwide.</p><p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> A descriptive study was conducted in 55 diagnosed lung carcinoma cases being treated in a Kathmandu based hospital over a period of 18 months from 22nd Oct. 2012 to 21st April 2014.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Out of total 55 lung carcinoma cases, 33 patients were male and 22 were female with Male: Female ratio of 1.5:1. The most frequent age group was 71-80 years. Lung cancer was more common among smokers (52.73 % of cases). Out of 47.27% non smokers, 76.92% were female. Squamous cell carcinoma was found to be the most common cancer type, comprising 63.64% of cases followed by adenocarcinoma (29.09% of cases) and small cell carcinoma (7.27% of cases). Among various diagnostic methods, CT guided Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Pleural fluid cytology was found to be the best methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Smoking showed a positive correlation among carcinoma of lung patients. Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma were the most common tumors encountered among the smokers and non-smokers respectively. CT guided Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Pleural fluid cytology yields the most diagnostic materials.</p><p>DOI:  <a href="http://dx.doi.org/3126/jpn.v4i8.11496">http://dx.doi.org/3126/jpn.v4i8.11496</a> <br />  <br />Journal of Pathology of Nepal; Vol4, No.8 (2014) 623-625</p></span></span></span></span><div id="_mcePaste" class="mcePaste" style="left: -10000px; top: 18px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;"><p>Background: Lung cancer is currently the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the world and the number one cause of cancer mortality worldwide.</p><p>Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in 55 diagnosed lung carcinoma cases being treated in a Kathmandu based hospital over a period of 18 months from 22nd Oct. 2012 to 21st April 2014.</p><p>Results: Out of total 55 lung carcinoma cases, 33 patients were male and 22 were female with Male: Female ratio of 1.5:1. The most frequent age group was 71-80 years. Lung cancer was more common among smokers (52.73 % of cases). Out of 47.27% non smokers, 76.92% were female. Squamous cell carcinoma was found to be the most common cancer type, comprising 63.64% of cases followed by adenocarcinoma (29.09% of cases) and small cell carcinoma (7.27% of cases). Among various diagnostic methods, CT guided Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Pleural fluid cytology was found to be the best methods.</p><p>Conclusion: Smoking showed a positive correlation among carcinoma of lung patients. Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma were the most common tumors encountered among the smokers and non-smokers respectively. CT guided Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Pleural fluid cytology yields the most diagnostic materials.</p><p>DOI: 3126/jpn.v4i8.11496 <br />  <br />Journal of Pathology of Nepal; Vol4, No8(2014)</p></div>}, number={8}, journal={Journal of Pathology of Nepal}, author={Pradhan, SB and Shakya, S and Shrestha, S}, year={2014}, month={Sep.}, pages={623–625} }