title: [Tuberculosis and lung cancer].
abstract: In the Wroclaw province in the years 1976-1980 basing on the analysis of 1,351 medical records pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer was coexistent in 224 cases (17%). Erroneous diagnosis of tuberculosis instead of lung cancer was made in 35 patients (1% of all tuberculosis cases). Out of 224 cases with coexistent tuberculosis and lung cancer, 38 were registered in the active tbc groups, while 82 in the non-active group. In 44% of the patients with the coexistent tbc and lung cancer and 34% of the patients with the erroneous diagnosis of tbc the first contact doctor (general practitioner) made the correct diagnosis. Patients from ambulatory care groups IIB, IA and non-active tbc are at high risk of developing lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Płuc AM, Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moś-Antkowiak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality
vernacular_title: Gruźlica a rak płuca.