Pulmonary tumors in the Netherlands: focus on temporal trends in histology and stage and on rare tumors

Background: Recent temporal trends in histology and stage of pulmonary tumors in the Netherlands were studied. The incidence of rare pulmonary tumors was determined. Methods: All tumors originating from trachea, bronchus, and lung recorded in the Netherlands Cancer Registry were included. Based on ICD-O morphology codes, five major subgroups were constructed: squamous carcinoma(SC), adenocarcinoma(AC), large-cell (undifferentiated) carcinoma(LC), small-cell lung cancer(SCLC), and other(including the uncommon tumors). Results: Between 1989-2003, 134,894 tumors were diagnosed. In males, the age-... Mehr ...