TY  - JOUR
T1  - Clinicopathological profile of bronchogenic carcinoma in a tertiary care hospital in eastern part of India
A1  - Viswanath Sundaram
A1  - Nirlipta Sanyal
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2014
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.4103/2278-0513.132114
SP  - 220
EP  - 224
N2  - Background: Lung cancer is presently the most common malignant disease (12.34% of all cancers) and the leading cause of cancer deaths (17.8% of all cancer deaths) in the world in all age groups and in both sexes. It is the leading cause of cancer deaths in developed countries and is also rising at an alarming rate in developing countries. Objective: The present study was undertaken to explore the clinicopathological profile of bronchogenic carcinoma. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 consecutive patients with histopathologically proven bronchogenic carcinoma, hospitalized between 2009 and 2011 at a tertiary care Hospital, Eastern India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, were analyzed. Result: Out of a total of 60 diagnosed cases, with an average age of 63 years, nearly 75.0% were males. Smoking was the risk factor in 71.67%. About 26.67% of female patients were smokers with a significant overlap in use of smoking objects. Four (6.67%) patients were 
UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/clinicopathological-profile-of-bronchogenic-carcinoma-in-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-eastern-part-of-india-211
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