Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service

Introduction: Lung cancer is a public health problem worldwide and Cuba is not exempt from it. Objective: Characterize patients diagnosed with lung cancer according to clinical, epidemiological and morphological variables. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study was carried...

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Main Authors: Yaneisys Carmenates Reyes, Justa Carmen Columbié Regüeiferos, Yanet Vargas Batista, Lissette Martinez Colón, Jorge Raúl López Porro
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4650
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author Yaneisys Carmenates Reyes
Justa Carmen Columbié Regüeiferos
Yanet Vargas Batista
Lissette Martinez Colón
Jorge Raúl López Porro
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description Introduction: Lung cancer is a public health problem worldwide and Cuba is not exempt from it. Objective: Characterize patients diagnosed with lung cancer according to clinical, epidemiological and morphological variables. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out on 145 adults diagnosed with lung cancer in the Pneumology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2018 to December, 2019. For this purpose, in the statistical processing, the percentage and mean were used as summary measures for qualitative and quantitative variables, respectively; Likewise, there were applied the kappa coefficient to establish the degree of agreement between data and the Χ2 independence test to identify a significant association between the selected criteria of interest (with p<0.05). Results: There was a predominance of the male sex (62.1%) and the age group of 65-75 years (37.9%). Regarding the histological type, squamous cell carcinoma was more common (42.7%). The right lung was the most affected, specifically its upper lobe (33.8%); also, there were morphological alterations, such as bronchial infiltration (100.0%), mucosal irregularity and edema (with 98.5% in each case), and inflammation with bronchial wall thickening (90.3%). Conclusions: The determination of the clinical, epidemiological and morphological characteristics related to lung cancer makes it possible to carry out the correct follow-up of the patients and apply an appropriate therapeutic protocol.
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spelling doaj.art-215bca485b694e9e9859e80dd89792952024-03-25T17:59:11ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192023-12-01276e4650e46501339Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology serviceYaneisys Carmenates Reyes0Justa Carmen Columbié Regüeiferos1Yanet Vargas Batista2Lissette Martinez Colón3Jorge Raúl López Porro4Facultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaCentro de Toxicología y Biomedicina, Universidad de Ciencias MédicasFacultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaFacultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaFacultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaIntroduction: Lung cancer is a public health problem worldwide and Cuba is not exempt from it. Objective: Characterize patients diagnosed with lung cancer according to clinical, epidemiological and morphological variables. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out on 145 adults diagnosed with lung cancer in the Pneumology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2018 to December, 2019. For this purpose, in the statistical processing, the percentage and mean were used as summary measures for qualitative and quantitative variables, respectively; Likewise, there were applied the kappa coefficient to establish the degree of agreement between data and the Χ2 independence test to identify a significant association between the selected criteria of interest (with p<0.05). Results: There was a predominance of the male sex (62.1%) and the age group of 65-75 years (37.9%). Regarding the histological type, squamous cell carcinoma was more common (42.7%). The right lung was the most affected, specifically its upper lobe (33.8%); also, there were morphological alterations, such as bronchial infiltration (100.0%), mucosal irregularity and edema (with 98.5% in each case), and inflammation with bronchial wall thickening (90.3%). Conclusions: The determination of the clinical, epidemiological and morphological characteristics related to lung cancer makes it possible to carry out the correct follow-up of the patients and apply an appropriate therapeutic protocol.https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4650cáncer de pulmónbroncoscopiacarcinoma epidermoideservicio de neumología.
spellingShingle Yaneisys Carmenates Reyes
Justa Carmen Columbié Regüeiferos
Yanet Vargas Batista
Lissette Martinez Colón
Jorge Raúl López Porro
Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
Medisan
cáncer de pulmón
broncoscopia
carcinoma epidermoide
servicio de neumología.
title Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
title_full Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
title_fullStr Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
title_short Characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
title_sort characterization of patients with lung cancer in a pneumology service
topic cáncer de pulmón
broncoscopia
carcinoma epidermoide
servicio de neumología.
url https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4650
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