青年人肺癌由于缺乏特异临床表现,常被误诊为其它肺部疾病。误诊率有高达75％以上,其中最易被误诊为肺结核,占26.8一50％’“。作者分析我院21例误诊为肺结核之青年肺癌患者,并探讨其误诊原因。 临床资料与分析 一般资料:1978—1989年间我院共收治肺癌197例,其中青年肺癌 25例 门.7％),内有ZI例由院外诊断为肺结核转本院(占同期肺癌病人 10.6％)。 (一)性别、年龄及病理类型:男12例、女9例。男:女为1.3:l。年龄20—39岁,平均32.4岁。其中 Lung cancer in young people is often misdiagnosed as other lung diseases due to lack of specific clinical manifestations. The rate of misdiagnosis is as high as 75%, of which the most likely to be misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, accounting for 26.8-50%.” The author analyzed 21 cases of young lung cancer patients misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis in our hospital and discussed the causes of misdiagnosis. Clinical data and analysis General data : Between 1978 and 1989, 197 cases of lung cancer were treated in our hospital, 25 of them were young lung cancer, and 7% of them were diagnosed as having tuberculosis diagnosed as having tuberculosis in our hospital (accounting for 10.6% of lung cancer patients in the same period). Age and pathological type: 12 males and 9 females, male: female 1.3:1, age 20-39 years old, average 32.4 years old.