Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with lung tumors undergoing transthoracic lung biopsy under the guidance of computed tomography thoracic at Can Tho Central General Hospital in 2021-2022

Abstract

Background: Lung cancer has the highest morbidity and mortality rates among cancers in the world as well as in Viet Nam. The disease is reported in both sexes. Objectives: To describe the clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with lung tumors undergoing transthoracic lung biopsy under the guidance of computed tomography thoracic at Can Tho Central General Hospital in 2021-2022. Material and methods: A prospective cross-sectional descriptive study on 56 patients who came to Can Tho Central General Hospital for examination and treatment with tumor-like lesions in the lungs and were assigned a transthoracic lung biopsy under the guidance of microscopic tomography thoracic, and analyzed the data using SPSS 18.0 software. Results: Fatigue was the most common functional symptom, accounting for 75.0%, followed by chest pain (58.9%), shortness of breath (51.8%), and joint pain (1.8%) the lowest. Cough is the physical symptom with the highest proportion 76.8%, weight loss 55.4%, fever 26.8%, fainting lowest 1.8%.
Most of the tumors were non-circular, accounting for 87.5%, and round-shaped tumors accounted for 12.5%. Patients with lesions with uneven margins accounted for the highest rate of 69.6%, the lowest rate was with thorny fringes accounting for 8.9%. Conclusion: The most common symptoms and physical symptoms were fatigue (75.0%) and cough (76.8%) respectively. Most of the tumors were non-circular, accounting for 87.5%, patients with non-smooth border lesions accounted for the highest rate of 69.6%.