Clinico-pathological study of lung malignancies in Mahabubnagar District, Telengana

Background and objectives: The objective of the present study was to study the the clinico-pathological profile of the lung cancer in Mahabubnagar. Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of histopathologically proven cases of bronchogenic carcinoma admitted in our hospital from January 2011 to May 2016. Results: Our study included 67 patients with confirmed cases of lung cancer. Male to female ratio was 1.7:1. The common age group was 40-60 years (52.2%). The most common histopathological type was Adenocarcinoma (38.8%) followed by Squamous cell carcinoma (31.4%). Endobronchial biopsy has more yields in squamous cell carcinoma 8 cases (38.1%), CT Guided biopsy has more yields in Adenocarcinoma 14 cases (53.8%), Small cell carcinoma 4 cases (66.7%), and in carcinoma in situ 6 cases (55.4%), pleural biopsy has highest yield in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma 1 case (100%). Among all the procedures CT Guided biopsy has the highest diagnostic yield 29 cases (43.2%). Conclusion: CT guided biopsy has the highest yield for the diagnosis of lung malignancies especially if the tumour is peripherally located.