PMID: 8966321Sep 1, 1996Paper

Cancer of the lung in patients with HIV infection

Revista clínica española
J Santos GonzálezM Abarca Costalago

Abstract

To know the characteristics of lung cancer among patients with HIV-1 infection. The clinical records of patients infected with HIV-1 and lung cancer diagnosed at our institution from January 1991 to April 1995 were reviewed. The epidemiological, clinical, histological and evolutive factors were studied. A total of 1,258 patients were diagnosed of HIV-1 infection during that period of time. Seven patients out of those 1,258 had also a lung cancer. Six were males. All of them were smokers and had severe immunodepression. In four cases the histological diagnosis was epidermoid carcinoma, in two adenocarcinoma, and in one case undifferentiated large cell carcinoma. Five patients were on advanced stages at diagnosis, and lung cancer was the direct cause of death. The frequency of lung cancer among our patients with HIV-1 infection was 5.5 per thousand, with predominance of epidermoid carcinoma.

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

HIV/AIDS-Related Malignancies

HIV/AIDS infection increases the risk of non-communicable diseases common in the aged including HIV/AIDS-related malignancies. Discover the latest research in HIV/AIDS-related malignancies.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Basal cell carcinoma is a form of malignant skin cancer found on the head and neck regions and has low rates of metastasis. Discover the latest research on basal cell carcinoma here.

Related Papers

Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
B Tveit
Revista clínica española
J SantosGrupo andaluz para el estudio de las enfermedades infecciosas GAEI
Revue médicale suisse
Christophe Luthy
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
John R Balmes
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved