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 ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Lung cancer |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27587082 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/63/12/1096 |