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

Background: Recent temporal trends in histology and stage of pulmonary tumours in the Netherlands were studied. The incidence of rare pulmonary tumours was determined. Methods: All tumours originating from the 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 uncommon tumours). Results: Between 1989 and 2003, 134 894 tumours were diagnosed. In men... Mehr ...