Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s
Background. Up to 30-50% of all lung cancer cases remain without cyto-histological characterisation. The aim of our study was to evaluate retrospectively the proportion of histological and/or cytological diagnosis in patients with lung cancer in Sardinia. Methods. Data was gathered by consulting the...
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| author | P. Pirina M. Budroni S. Esposito S. Ostera M.F. Polo L. Santoru G. Madeddu A.G. Fois G.C. Ginesu G. Padua F. Tanda F. Ginesu |
| author_facet | P. Pirina M. Budroni S. Esposito S. Ostera M.F. Polo L. Santoru G. Madeddu A.G. Fois G.C. Ginesu G. Padua F. Tanda F. Ginesu |
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| description | Background. Up to 30-50% of all lung cancer cases remain without cyto-histological characterisation. The aim of our study was to evaluate retrospectively the proportion of histological and/or cytological diagnosis in patients with lung cancer in Sardinia. Methods. Data was gathered by consulting the hospital registers and case notes of individual patients released from hospital with a diagnosis of Lung Cancer at all medical centres throughout Sardinia. In gathering patients’ data, we focused our attention on cytological and histological procedures through which allowed the lung cancer was diagnosed. Cancer Registries data was utilised to compare our data with national and Sassari province data. Results. From 1991 to 1996 there was a total of 3146 lung cancer patients registered in Sardinia. 1902 patients (60.5%) had a histological diagnosis, 142 patients (4.5%) a cytological diagnosis while in 1102 patients (35%) the diagnosis was performed without any pathological validation. Conclusions. Our study has shown that lung cancer diagnosis is supported by pathological verification in 65% of cases while in remaining 35% of patients the diagnosis is based only on clinical and radiological reports. In Italy data from Cancer Registries report the percentage of cyto- histological diagnosis to be 70% with the percentage of cytological diagnosis being higher than in Sardinia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-646275ad1e9b4665a8fd8764690e50082022-12-21T16:54:07ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642016-02-0167410.4081/monaldi.2007.475Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990sP. Pirina0M. Budroni1S. Esposito2S. Ostera3M.F. Polo4L. Santoru5G. Madeddu6A.G. Fois7G.C. Ginesu8G. Padua9F. Tanda10F. Ginesu11Department of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariSassari Province Cancer RegistryDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariSassari Province Cancer RegistryDepartment of Respiratory Disease, University of SassariBackground. Up to 30-50% of all lung cancer cases remain without cyto-histological characterisation. The aim of our study was to evaluate retrospectively the proportion of histological and/or cytological diagnosis in patients with lung cancer in Sardinia. Methods. Data was gathered by consulting the hospital registers and case notes of individual patients released from hospital with a diagnosis of Lung Cancer at all medical centres throughout Sardinia. In gathering patients’ data, we focused our attention on cytological and histological procedures through which allowed the lung cancer was diagnosed. Cancer Registries data was utilised to compare our data with national and Sassari province data. Results. From 1991 to 1996 there was a total of 3146 lung cancer patients registered in Sardinia. 1902 patients (60.5%) had a histological diagnosis, 142 patients (4.5%) a cytological diagnosis while in 1102 patients (35%) the diagnosis was performed without any pathological validation. Conclusions. Our study has shown that lung cancer diagnosis is supported by pathological verification in 65% of cases while in remaining 35% of patients the diagnosis is based only on clinical and radiological reports. In Italy data from Cancer Registries report the percentage of cyto- histological diagnosis to be 70% with the percentage of cytological diagnosis being higher than in Sardinia.https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/475Lung cancerHistological diagnosisCytological diagnosis |
| spellingShingle | P. Pirina M. Budroni S. Esposito S. Ostera M.F. Polo L. Santoru G. Madeddu A.G. Fois G.C. Ginesu G. Padua F. Tanda F. Ginesu Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease Lung cancer Histological diagnosis Cytological diagnosis |
| title | Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s |
| title_full | Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s |
| title_fullStr | Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s |
| title_short | Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s |
| title_sort | cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in sardinia and italy in the 1990s |
| topic | Lung cancer Histological diagnosis Cytological diagnosis |
| url | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/475 |
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