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Lung cancer in men aged 40 or younger
Author(s) -
Sarma Deba P.,
Byers Virgil J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930330215
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , lung cancer , cancer , lung , lymphatic system , pathology
Twenty‐nine cases of lung cancer occurring in men aged 40 or less were examined at autopsy. Histologic types of cancer and metastatic patterns in this group of patients were similar to those seen in middle‐aged or elderly patients except for a lower occurrence of lymphatic spread in the younger group.