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- A study analyzed 3,400 clinical records from patients in the Pneumonology Department at Medical University of Gdańsk between 1998 and 2002.
- Of these, 431 patients (12.7%) were hospitalized due to hemoptysis (coughing up blood).
- The leading cause of hemoptysis was identified as neoplasm in 174 cases (40.4%), with squamous cell carcinoma being the most prevalent type; in 51 cases (11.8%), the cause remained undetermined.
Article Abstract
A retrospective analysis of 3400 clinical records of patients hospitalized in Pneumonology Department of Medical University of Gdańsk between 1998-2002 year was performed. 431 (12,7%) of them was admitted to hospital because of hemoptysis. The cause of hemoptysis was determined in 380 (82,2%) cases. The most common diagnosis was neoplasm--174 cases (40,4%), between them squamous cell carcinoma (47,7%). In 51 cases (11,8%) the etiology of hemoptysis was undetermined.
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