Lung cancer may cause central airway obstruction through several different mechanisms (invasion by the primary tumor, invasion by metastatic lymph nodes, airway metastasis). The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence at the time of diagnosis, the incidence at 1 year from the diagnosis, and the predictors of central airway obstruction associated with advanced lung cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
45
Bentivoglio Hospital
Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Bellaria Hospital
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Maggiore Hospital
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Budrio Hospital
Budrio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Incidence of central airway obstruction
The incidence will be measured over a 12 month period after diagnosis (or over the life span from diagnosis to death in patients who die before 1 year from the diagnosis)
Time frame: 12 months
Predictor variables associated with the presence/occurrence of central airway obstruction
Time frame: 12 months
Prevalence of central airway obstruction
The prevalence of central airway obstruction will be evaluated at the time of diagnosis
Time frame: 1 day
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SS Salvatore Hospital
San Giovanni in Persiceto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy