Emphysema and lung cancer risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing significance of lung cancer screening programs, it is essential to determine the group of participants, who would benefit the most from screening. In our study, we aimed to establish the correlation between lung emphysema and lung cancer risk.

Methods

The study design was cross-sectional. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans of 896 subjects from MOLTEST-BIS lung cancer screening program, including 100 subjects with detected lung cancer, were visually evaluated for the presence, type and severity of emphysema. Quantitative emphysema evaluation was performed with Siemens syngo.via Pulmo 3D application.

Results

Visually detected presence of centrilobular emphysema (CLE) correlated with male gender (P=0.02), age (P<0.001) and pack-years of

SUBMITTER: Durawa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384496 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature