title: The pattern of malignant epithelial tumours of deep seated organs in young adults.
abstract: Epithelial malignancy is common in older age group but it is also an Important cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults. The reports of deep seated carcinomas diagnosed in a one-year time period by CT guided FNAC in a medical college of West Bengal were analysed. Of total 447 malignant lesions of lung diagnosed by aspiration cytology 15 cases (3.3%) occurred in 15-39 years age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata 700073.
authors.forename: Subhalakshmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadhu
authors.forename: Swapan Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult