Abstract
Eighty one consecutive cases of pulmonary cancer, admitted in Muramatsu Seiranso between Jan., 1956 through May, 1964 were studied. Conclusions were as follows:
1) 63 patients were primary pulmonary cancer and the other 18 patients were metastatictumor, and three of former were accompanied with active pulmonary tuberculosis.
2) The most common symptoms were continuous cough and haemoptysis. About 90 per cent of all patients had symptoms less than 6 months duration.
3) Most valuable diagnosis were obtained by cytologic examination of sputum specimen, and analysis of other diagnostic procedure, such as bronchoscopies, scalene node byopsies, mediastinoscopies were also believed to be of value.
4) Twenty-five patients (30%) were underwent resectional therapy and exploratory thoracotomy were perfomed in other twelve patients.
5) The original tumor of those metastatic tumor were breast, thyroid, and GI tract, etc., but 3 cases of pancreatic cancer were noted by necropsy without clinical evidence.
