A Study on Demographical, Clinico-Radiological, and Histopathological
profile of Bronchial Carcinoma in Bangladesh
Abstract
Background: The demographical, clinico-radiological, and
histopathological profiles of bronchial carcinoma are varied with
environmental areas, race, and sex. In Bangladesh, the prevalence of
bronchial carcinoma has been raised by nearly 200 percent in just three
years. Aims: To explore socio-demographical, clinical, radiological, and
histopathological patterns of bronchial carcinoma in Bangladesh. Methods
and results: A total of 100 histopathologically diagnosed cases of
bronchial carcinoma were enrolled in this cross-sectional descriptive
study from 1/1/2021 to 31/12/2021. Socio-demographic patterns, smoking
habits, history of COPD, clinical features, radiological findings,
histopathological patterns of the tumor, and the performance status of
participants were documented in our study. Most of the patients were in
the fifth and sixth decade, 35% and 34% respectively. 80% of the
patients were a smoker. Cough (87%), shortness of breath (61%), and
chest pain (58%) were the presenting complaints. Mass lesions (83%)
and collapse (8%) were the most common imaging findings. Adenocarcinoma
(48%) followed by squamous cell carcinoma (35%) were the common
histological types. Logistic regression findings showed that males with
COPD had a 1.681 times risk for the development of bronchial carcinoma.
Conclusion: The clinico-histopathological profiles of bronchial
carcinoma have been shifting, and adenocarcinoma becoming the
predominant type in Bangladesh.