PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG (REPORT OF 115 CASES, 38 AUTOPSIES AND 77 BRONCHOSCOPIC BIOPSIES)
Authors: J. A. Perrone, J. P. Levinson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 July 1942PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG (REPORT OF 115 CASES, 38 AUTOPSIES AND 77 BRONCHOSCOPIC BIOPSIES)J. A. PERRONE, M.D., J. P. LEVINSON, M.D.J. A. PERRONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. P. LEVINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-1-12 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRosahn1 states that definite criteria for diagnosis should be established to render valid any comparisons of the incidence of carcinoma of the lung at different periods. These criteria are:1. An autopsy must have been performed.2. The carcinomatous nature of the lesion must have been verified microscopically.3. There must be no reasonable doubt that the neoplasm was a primary growth.4. Percentage should be calculated on the basis of total adult necropsies. Rosahn arbitrarily adopts 20 years as the lower age limit.In our report we have attempted to fulfill all of the above criteria. We have an...Bibliography1. ROSAHN PD: The incidence of primary carcinoma of the lung, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxix, 803-811. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SIMONS EJ: Primary carcinoma of the lung, 1937, The Year Book Publishers, Inc., Chicago. Google Scholar3. WELLSCANNON HGPR: Primary carcinoma of the lung following trauma, Arch. Path., 1930, ix, 869-873. Google Scholar4. OVERHOLTRUMEL RHWR: Clinical studies of primary carcinoma of the lung, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cxiv, 735-742. Google Scholar5. D'AUNOYPEARSONHALPERT RBB: Carcinoma of the lung, Am. Jr. Path., 1939, xv, 467-577. Google Scholar6. SWEANY HC: Primary bronchiogenic carcinoma: incidence, pathogenesis, and diagnosis, Ann. Otol., Rhin. and Laryn., 1934, xliii, 561-571. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. TUTTLEWOMACK MTNA: Bronchiogenic carcinoma: A classification in relation to treatment and prognosis, Jr. Thoracic Surg., 1934, iv, 125-146. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ARKINWAGNER ADH: Primary carcinoma of the lung, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 587-591. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. HRUBYSWEANY AJHC: Primary carcinoma of the lung, Arch. Int. Med., 1933, lii, 497-540. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. FRIED BM: Bronchiogenic cancer combined with tuberculosis of the lungs, Am. Jr. Cancer, 1935, xxiii, 247-266. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*Received for publication August 17, 1940.From the Departments of Bronchoscopy and Pathology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExfoliative cytology in the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinomaI Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Analysis of 201 Proved CasesXIII The Psychic Effect of Hospitalization and Surgical Interventions on ChildrenPrimary carcinoma of the lung.A clinical study of 1205 casesI Bronchogenic Carcinoma 1 July 1942Volume 17, Issue 1Page: 12-25KeywordsAutopsyBiopsyBronchoscopyLesionsLung and intrathoracic tumors ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...