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Lung Cancer in Young Patients Under the Age of Thirty-five: Single Center Experience

Year 2012, Volume: 45 Issue: 1, 1 - 4, 01.04.2012
https://doi.org/10.5505/aot.2012.43154

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. It is rarely seen under the age of 35. The median age of patients at diagnosis is 71.METHODS: In our institute we have retrospectively evaluated patients who are 35 years old or younger at the time of diagnosis.RESULTS: We have defined 17 patients whose ages were ranging between 19 and 35, from 2001 to 2008. Median age was 30 (range, 19-35) and median follow up time was 11 months (range: 1-74 months). The number of men and women was 8 (47%) and 9 (53%), respectively. At diagnosis, 14 (82%) patients had stage IV, 3 (18%) patients had stage III disease. Brain metastases were present in 47% of patients. In our study adenocarcinoma was the most common (56%) histological subtype and small cell lung cancer was rare (6%). Only one patient had smoking history as a risk factor. All patients received platinum based chemotherapy. Only one patient had personal cancer history and it was breast cancer. Only one patient had family history for cancer and it was colon cancer. A total of 14 patients died due to lung cancer. Survival rate in patients were low. Beside, gender or stage did not affect survival rates.CONCLUSION: Lung cancer is rare in young people. When it is seen in young patients, it tends to be metastatic and the most common site of metastases is brain. In our patients the most common histology was adenocarcinoma and small cell lung cancer was rare. Smoking history, family history or personal cancer history did not appear to be important risk factors for lung cancer in young people. The etiology of disease is probably different from elderly people.

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  • Veness MJ, Delaney G, Berry M. Lung cancer in patients aged 50 years and younger: clinical characteristics, treatment details and outcome. Australas Radiol 1999;43:328-33
  • Prasad R, Verma SK; Sanjay. Comparison between young and old patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. J Cancer Res Ther 2009;5:31-5
  • Awadh-Behbehani N, Al-Humood K, Ayed A, Memon A, Ali A. Comparison between young and old patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. Acta Oncol 2000;39:995-9
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  • Nieder C, Thamm R, Astner ST, Molls M. Disease presentation and treatment outcome in very young patients with brain metastases from lung cancer. Onkologie 2008;31:305-8
  • Wakelee HA, Chang ET, Gomez SL, et al. Lung cancer incidence in never smokers. J Clin Oncol 2007;25:472
  • Brenner DR, Hung RJ, Tsao MS, et al. Lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a population-based case- control study of epidemiologic risk factors. BMC Cancer 2010;10:285

Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi

Year 2012, Volume: 45 Issue: 1, 1 - 4, 01.04.2012
https://doi.org/10.5505/aot.2012.43154

Abstract

AMAÇ: Akciğer kanseri dünyada en sık görülen kanserdir. Nadiren 35 yaş ve altında görülür. Hastaların tanı anındaki ortanca yaşı 71'dir.YÖNTEMLER: Enstitümüzde tanı anında 35 yaşında veya daha genç olan hastaları retrospektif olarak inceledik.BULGULAR: 2001 ile 2008 yılları arasında yaşları 19 ile 35 arasında değişen 17 hasta tanımladık. Ortanca yaş 30 (aralık, 19-35) ve ortanca takip süresi 11 aydı (aralık, 1-74 ay). Erkek ve kadınların sayıları sırasıyla 8 (47%) ve 9 (53%) idi. Tanı anında hastaların %82'si (n=14) evre IV, %18'i ise evre III hastalık vardı. Hastaların %47'sinde beyin metastazı mevcuttu. Çalışma grubunda en sık görülen histolojik tip adenokarsinom iken (%56), küçük hücreli akciğer kanseri %6 oranında bulundu. Sadece bir olgunun öyküsünde sigara kullanımı risk faktörü olarak yer alıyordu. Tüm hastaların tedavisinde platin bazlı kemoterapi yer almakta idi. Sadece bir hastanın kendisinde meme kanseri öyküsü vardı. Sadece bir hastanın ailesinde kanser öyküsü vardı ve bu da kolon kanseriydi. Toplam 14 hasta akciğer kanseri nedeni ile kaybedildi. Sağkalım oranları hastalarımızda düşüktü. Bunun yanında cinsiyet ve evre de sağkalım oranlarını etkilemedi.SONUÇ: Akciğer kanseri gençlerde nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Gençlerde teşhis konulduğunda ise metastatik olmaya eğilimlidir. En sık metastaz bölgesi beyindir. Bizim hastalarımızda küçük hücreli akciğer kanseri nadir olup en sık tip adenokarsinomdur. Sigara kullanımı, ailede veya kendisinde kanser hikayesi genç hastalarda akciğer kanseri için önemli risk faktörü olarak görünmemektedir. Hastalığın etiyolojisi olasılıkla yaşlı hastalardan farklıdır.

References

  • Jemal A, Bray F, Center MM, Ferlay J, Ward E, Forman D. Global cancer statistics. CA Cancer J Clin 2011;61:69-90
  • Jemal A, Siegel R, Xu J, Ward E. Cancer statistics, 2010. CA Cancer J Clin 2010;60:277-300
  • Alberg AJ, Samet JM. Epidemiology of lung cancer.Chest 2003;(1 Suppl):21S-49S
  • Dela Cruz CS, Tanoue LT, Matthay RA. Lung cancer: epidemiology, etiology, and prevention. Clin Chest Med 2011;32:605-44
  • Elci OC, Akpinar-Elci M. The trend of small cell lung cancer among young men. Lung Cancer 2007;57:34-6
  • Subramanian J, Morgensztern D, Goodgame B, et al. Distinctive characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the young: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) analysis. J Thorac Oncol 2010;5:23-8
  • Jiang W, Kang Y, Shi GY,et al. Comparisons of multiple characteristics between young and old lung cancer patients. Chin Med J (Engl) 2012;125:72-80
  • Veness MJ, Delaney G, Berry M. Lung cancer in patients aged 50 years and younger: clinical characteristics, treatment details and outcome. Australas Radiol 1999;43:328-33
  • Prasad R, Verma SK; Sanjay. Comparison between young and old patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. J Cancer Res Ther 2009;5:31-5
  • Awadh-Behbehani N, Al-Humood K, Ayed A, Memon A, Ali A. Comparison between young and old patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. Acta Oncol 2000;39:995-9
  • DeCaro L, Benfield JR. Lung cancer in young persons. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982;83:372-6
  • Shimono T, Hayashi T, Kimura M, et al. Surgical treatment of primary lung cancer in patients less than 40 years of age. J Clin Oncol 1994;12:981-5
  • Ramalingam S, Pawlish K, Gadgeel S, Demers R, Kalemkerian GP. Lung cancer in young patients: analysis of a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. J Clin Oncol 1998;16:651-7
  • Nieder C, Thamm R, Astner ST, Molls M. Disease presentation and treatment outcome in very young patients with brain metastases from lung cancer. Onkologie 2008;31:305-8
  • Wakelee HA, Chang ET, Gomez SL, et al. Lung cancer incidence in never smokers. J Clin Oncol 2007;25:472
  • Brenner DR, Hung RJ, Tsao MS, et al. Lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a population-based case- control study of epidemiologic risk factors. BMC Cancer 2010;10:285
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Mehmet Özen This is me

Funda Pepedil This is me

Mustafa Cengiz This is me

Sadettin Kılıçkap This is me

Sercan Aksoy This is me

Alev Türker This is me

Ayşe Kars This is me

Publication Date April 1, 2012
Published in Issue Year 2012 Volume: 45 Issue: 1

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APA Özen, M. ., Pepedil, F. ., Cengiz, M. ., Kılıçkap, S. ., et al. (2012). Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi. Acta Oncologica Turcica, 45(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.5505/aot.2012.43154
AMA Özen M, Pepedil F, Cengiz M, Kılıçkap S, Aksoy S, Türker A, Kars A. Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi. Acta Oncologica Turcica. April 2012;45(1):1-4. doi:10.5505/aot.2012.43154
Chicago Özen, Mehmet, Funda Pepedil, Mustafa Cengiz, Sadettin Kılıçkap, Sercan Aksoy, Alev Türker, and Ayşe Kars. “Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi”. Acta Oncologica Turcica 45, no. 1 (April 2012): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.5505/aot.2012.43154.
EndNote Özen M, Pepedil F, Cengiz M, Kılıçkap S, Aksoy S, Türker A, Kars A (April 1, 2012) Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi. Acta Oncologica Turcica 45 1 1–4.
IEEE M. . Özen, F. . Pepedil, M. . Cengiz, S. . Kılıçkap, S. . Aksoy, A. . Türker, and A. . Kars, “Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi”, Acta Oncologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 1–4, 2012, doi: 10.5505/aot.2012.43154.
ISNAD Özen, Mehmet et al. “Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi”. Acta Oncologica Turcica 45/1 (April 2012), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.5505/aot.2012.43154.
JAMA Özen M, Pepedil F, Cengiz M, Kılıçkap S, Aksoy S, Türker A, Kars A. Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi. Acta Oncologica Turcica. 2012;45:1–4.
MLA Özen, Mehmet et al. “Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi”. Acta Oncologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-4, doi:10.5505/aot.2012.43154.
Vancouver Özen M, Pepedil F, Cengiz M, Kılıçkap S, Aksoy S, Türker A, Kars A. Otuzbeş Yaş Altı Genç Hastalarda Akciğer Kanseri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi. Acta Oncologica Turcica. 2012;45(1):1-4.