title: [Detection of patients with lung cancer in a tuberculosis hospital].
abstract: For the period from 1985 to 1987 lung cancer (LC) was verified in 165 cases. High oncologic concern of the hospital doctors is explained by the fact that 92% of the patients were suspected to have LC during the first 3 days of their examination, and by the end of the 2nd week it was verified in 74.6% of them. On the average, LC diagnosis took 15.6 days. The period of LC diagnosis depends primarily on the method of producing reliable symptoms: it is minimum (7-8 days) when tumoral cells are found in sputum and exudate, and it is maximum (33 days) when diagnostic thoracotomy is done. 49.5% of the patients apply for medical care 3 to 12 months after their clinical symptoms. At the same time 67.9% of the cases examined are associated with false results that lead to their late referral to a diagnostic unit.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Khanin
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Iantsen
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Vyiavlenie bol'nykh rakom legkogo v tuberkuleznoĭ bol'nitse.