[Variety and ambiguity of bronchogenic carcinoma in radiology (author's transl)].
The prognosis of bronchogenic carcinoma depends on its histology and the time of its first diagnosis. The 5-year-survival rate after radiation treatment is 3-10%. It is much better for tumors detected and operated in an early stage, averaging 21%. The roentgenomorphology of central and peripheral bronchogenic carcinoma and the differential diagnosis is demonstrated on a selected group of 300 patients seen in the "Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie" in Munich between 1975 and 1979. In conclusion we think it not justified to hesitate performing bronchoscopy and/or percutaneous needle aspiration lung biopsy in cases of unclear peripheral or central pulmonary shadows, considering the low risks of the two procedures.
D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
Vielfältigkeit und Vieldeutigkeit des Röntgenbildes beim Bronchialkarzinom.