2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Posters)-EP04.04. The Frequency of Incidental Lung Cancer Detected in Thorax CT During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process in Turkey

EP04.04. The Frequency of Incidental Lung Cancer Detected in Thorax CT During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process in Turkey - PDF(Slides)

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A study conducted in Turkey aimed to investigate the incidence of incidentally detected pulmonary nodules and lung cancer through thorax computed tomography (CT) scans performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study analyzed thoracic CT scans taken between 11.03.2020-31.03.2022 with suspicion of COVID-19 in a single-center and retrospective cohort. A total of 2381 patients were analyzed, with the majority being male (57.3%) and the mean age being 50.4 years. The study found that malignancy was detected in 2.9% of patients on CT scan, while pulmonary nodules were detected in 8.3% of patients. The risk of developing lung cancer increased with age, with a 1.92-fold increase between ages 51-60, a 2.26-fold increase between ages 61-70, and a 2-fold increase above the age of 70. The risk of developing lung cancer was also influenced by other factors such as smoking history, tumor size over 2 cm, and lymph node positivity. The study concluded that the risk of incidentally detecting pulmonary nodules and lung cancer increases with age, smoking history, tumor size, and lymph node positivity. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of lung cancer risk prediction models and lung cancer screening practices.

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Berna Komurcuoglu

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Speaker Berna Komurcuoglu

Topic Screening & Early Detection: Nodule Management

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Turkey

pulmonary nodules

lung cancer

thorax computed tomography

COVID-19 pandemic

retrospective cohort

malignancy

age

smoking history

tumor size