Soltanov A A
Georgian Med News. 2009 Jul-Aug(172-173):99-103.
Different environmental and geographical factors contribute to the development of lung cancer. This article reviews the epidemiology and etiology of lung cancer in the Less Caucasus geographical Zone in the Azerbaijan Republic. The case histories of 876 patients with lung cancer were analyzed. It was revealed that most of the patients with lung cancer in this region were smokers. Lung cancer was often diagnosed in patients older than 50 but it is rare in 70 year age group patients and older. The squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type of lung cancer in this region.
不同的环境和地理因素促使肺癌的发生。本文综述了阿塞拜疆共和国小高加索地理区域肺癌的流行病学和病因学。分析了876例肺癌患者的病历。结果显示，该地区大多数肺癌患者为吸烟者。肺癌常在50岁以上的患者中被诊断出来，但在70岁及以上年龄组的患者中很少见。鳞状细胞癌是该地区最常见的肺癌组织学类型。
