title: [Pathological profile of lung carcinoma in Tunisia. About 869 cases].
abstract: To establish the pathologic profile of broncho-pulmonary carcinoma, 869 cases were retrospectively collected. Mean age was 60, 1 years (range 13 - 98 years), with men predominating (10, 3 male (M) / 1 female (F). This sex-ratio was less than one recorded in 1994 (11, 5 M / 1F), and then the question is: did the womanly broncho-pulmonary carcinoma on the increase, in Tunisia?. 16, 5 % of women and 3, 9% of men were aged less than 41 years, but sex ratio was 2,4M / 1F. They represented 5, 1% of all cases. Such result differs from reports in the literature (1 - 3, 4%). In histological data, we noted that adenocarcinoma is actually more frequent than epidermoid carcinoma. Its ratio increased from 15, 3 % in 1994 to 30, 3 % in 2003, whereas, epidermoid carcinoma's ratio decreased from 42, 8 % to 29, 5 %. The relationship tobacco- different histological type of broncho-pulmonary carcinoma was clearly observed, varying between 90, 6% (adenocarcinoma) and 100 % (large cell carcinoma).
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital A. Mami de Ariana, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Mezni
authors.forename: Najoua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mrabet
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismaïl
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology