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Comparative Study
. 2009 Oct;45(10):502-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2009.07.005. Epub 2009 Sep 12.

[Lung cancer and COPD: a common combination]

[Article in Spanish]
José Abal Arca  1 , Isaura Parente Lamelas, Raquel Almazán Ortega, José Blanco Pérez, María Elena Toubes Navarro, Pedro Marcos Velázquez
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Comparative Study

[Lung cancer and COPD: a common combination]

[Article in Spanish]
José Abal Arca et al. Arch Bronconeumol. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Background and objective: To analyse frequency, characteristics and patient survival with lung cancer (LC) and COPD, comparing them with patients without COPD.

Material and methods: A retrospective study, of patients diagnosed by means of cytohistology. Survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 15.0.

Results: A total of 996 patients were diagnosed, 39.8% COPD. Mean age 70+/-9.19 years. GOLD stages: I 18.2%, II 53.6%, III 24%, IV 4.2%. The histological types: squamous cell carcinoma 48.2%, adenocarcinoma 22%, small cell carcinoma 22.5%. Survival was longer in the COPD group.

Conclusions: LC and COPD are combined in 39.8%. Squamous cell type is more frequent and survival was longer in the COPD group.

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  • [Mortality in lung cancer and COPD].
    Soriano JB. Soriano JB. Arch Bronconeumol. 2010 May;46(5):281-282. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2009.11.010. Epub 2010 Jan 22. Arch Bronconeumol. 2010. PMID: 20096983 Spanish. No abstract available.

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