Bronchogenic carcinoma in olmsted county, 1935–1979

Hepatocellular carcinoma in olmsted county, Minnesota, 1976-2008.

OBJECTIVE To analyze longitudinal trends in the incidence, etiology, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in community residents in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and their survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS Olmsted County residents 20 years or older with HCC newly diagnosed from January 1, 1976, through December 31, 2008, were identified using a community-wide medical record linkage syste...

Survival in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

COMMUNICATIONSTO THE EDITOR 901 dosis to activity and generalization of the disease seems distinct. Positive tonsillar specimens were fewer than had been reported, but even lower figures have been quoted. These differences might be due to differences in selecting patients, and taking and processing biopsies. In tonsillar specimens, granulomas were sparsely located. Therefore, in some of our cas...

Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Women.

Incidence of skull fractures in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Between 1935 and 1974, 3598 episodes of head trauma among Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents resulted in 1097 skull fractures. Of these, 53% were simple, 16% were depressed, 12% were compound, and 19% were basilar. The age-and sex-adjusted incidence of skull fractures was 44.3 per 100,000 person-years overall, was somewhat greater in the urban than in the rural areas of Olmsted County, and wa...

Imaging bronchogenic carcinoma.

Imaging plays an integral role in diagnosing, staging, and following patients with lung cancer. Most lung tumors are detected on chest radiographs, but unfortunately, the majority of patients have advanced stage disease at presentation. There is a wide spectrum of radiologic manifestations of lung cancer, and recognition of these findings is essential for patient management. As we continue to u...