Clinical characteristics and prognosis of incidentally detected lung cancers.

Conclusion. Incidental finding of NSCLC is not uncommon even among nonsmokers. It occurred frequently in smokers and in those with history of previous malignancy. Mortality of incidental diagnosis group was lower, but the better survival was related to the greater number of patients with earlier-stage disease. PMID: 25685550 [PubMed - in process]
Source: International Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Surgery Tags: Int J Surg Oncol Source Type: research