Awotedu A A, Odunfa A O, Aghadiuno P U, Ogunlesi A O, Igbokwe E O, Akinduro O M
Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Cent Afr J Med. 1991 Sep;37(9):285-9.
This study reports the findings of a ten year review of autopsy records at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria of patients who died of malignant tumour metastases to the lungs and pleurae. During the study period 1977 to 1986, a total of 3,549 autopsies were performed out of which 339 cases 10.5 pc died of malignant tumours. One hundred and thirteen of these tumours (33.3 pc) metastasised to the lungs and pleurae among other sites. Further analysis of these 113 patients showed that 49 were male and 64 females giving a male:female ratio of 1:1,3. In addition, the ages of the patients ranged between 9 months and 90 years with a mean of 38.3 years. The uterus was the commonest organ from which pulmonary metastases occurred (28.3 pc), with choriocarcinoma being the predominant historical type of uterine tumour. The liver was the next most common organ 26.5 pc with male to female ration of 3:3,1. Twenty other organs were also identified, the breast, kidney and oesophagus 7 pc each; pancreas ovary and thyroid 3 pc each being the most important. Other organs are adrenals, foot, neck, cervix and rectum--2 pc each.
本研究报告了对尼日利亚伊巴丹大学学院医院10年间死于恶性肿瘤肺和胸膜转移患者尸检记录的回顾结果。在1977年至1986年的研究期间，共进行了3549例尸检，其中339例（10.5%）死于恶性肿瘤。这些肿瘤中有113例（33.3%）转移至肺和胸膜以及其他部位。对这113例患者的进一步分析显示，男性49例，女性64例，男女比例为1:1.3。此外，患者年龄在9个月至90岁之间，平均年龄为38.3岁。子宫是发生肺转移最常见的器官（28.3%），绒毛膜癌是子宫肿瘤最主要的既往类型。肝脏是第二常见的器官（26.5%），男女比例为3:3.1。还确定了其他20个器官，乳腺、肾脏和食管各占7%；胰腺、卵巢和甲状腺各占3%，为最重要的器官。其他器官包括肾上腺、足部、颈部、宫颈和直肠，各占2%。
