[Significance of clinical symptoms in the early diagnosis of bronchial cancer].
The lack of symptoms in lung cancer is the main reason for its late diagnosis and therapy. In the surgical clinic of Northwest Hospital, Frankfurt/Main, only 32,5% of 1494 bronchogenic carcinomas (1970-1980) were operable. 40% of these lung cancers were detected by routine examination, 45,7% of the operable carcinomas and 25% of the inoperable carcinomas. Peripherally located carcinomas showed very few symptoms; even at an early stage, centrally located carcinomas showed as many symptoms as inoperable carcinomas.
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Bedeutung der klinischen Symptomatik für die Früherkennung des Bronchialkarzinoms.