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BACKGROUND Lung cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. However, few data on incidence, histologic types and mortality rates of lung cancer were available for Algeria. METHODS LuCaReAl is an ongoing descriptive, non-interventional,... more
BACKGROUND Lung cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. However, few data on incidence, histologic types and mortality rates of lung cancer were available for Algeria. METHODS LuCaReAl is an ongoing descriptive, non-interventional, national, multicenter, prospective and longitudinal study conducted in Algeria, among oncologists and pulmonologists in public community and university hospitals. Median and interquartile ranges are displayed. RESULTS Between July 2016 and July 2017, 897 patients were included. Overall incidence of lung cancer was 3.4 [3.2;3.6] cases per 100,000 inhabitants; overall incidence by sex was 5.8 [5.4;6.2] for males and 1.0 [0.8;1.1] for females. Adenocarcinoma was the most common histologic type of cancer. Most tumors were diagnosed at Stage IV. CONCLUSION The first results from the LuCaReAl study in Algeria showed that most patients are diagnosed with lung cancer at an advanced stage. The ongoing follow-up will next provide data on the survival and mortality rates.
Pulmonary localization of lymphoma is rare. It presents mainly in young patients with various histological features Study objective: To show an unusual cause of lung cavity Method: In order to illustrate the atypical radiological... more
Pulmonary localization of lymphoma is rare. It presents mainly in young patients with various histological features Study objective: To show an unusual cause of lung cavity Method: In order to illustrate the atypical radiological presentations of lung lymphoma. We report a retrospective serie of four cases of lymphoma collected in our service over a period of three years A mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma was found in one patient, a diffuse large B cell in other patient and two cases of Hodgkin9s disease All diagnosis were proven histologically by bronchial an nodal biopsies.Peripheral nodes were appeared very late after pulmonary localization Results: Among the four cases of lymphoma radiographic and CT finding demonstrated a large cavity like to tuberculosis lesion in three patients. In the one case of diffuse large B cell lymphoma CT showed one masse spreading locally mimicking primary bronchial carcinoma Conclusion: This study discusses difficult to differentiat...
La tomographie par émission de positons au 18 F-fluorodésoxyglucose (FDG) couplée à la tomo-densitométrie (TEP/TDM), technique d'imagerie métabolique non invasive, occupe actuellement une place prépondérante dans la prise en charge des... more
La tomographie par émission de positons au 18 F-fluorodésoxyglucose (FDG) couplée à la tomo-densitométrie (TEP/TDM), technique d'imagerie métabolique non invasive, occupe actuellement une place prépondérante dans la prise en charge des lymphomes. Sous réserve du respect strict des conditions de réalisation, cette technique fournit une évaluation du métabolisme des tumeurs exhaustive et reproductible. Au moment du diagnostic, la TEP/TDM permet une évaluation optimale de l'extension de la maladie, en particulier pour les atteintes ganglionnaires infracentimétriques et les atteintes extra-ganglionnaires. Elle peut également être utile pour guider la biopsie vers le site le plus informatif (le plus métaboliquement actif). En cours de traitement, la TEP/TDM fournit une évaluation de la réponse thérapeutique ayant une très bonne valeur pronostique, notamment dans les lymphomes agressifs et les lymphomes de Hodgkin, permettant une adaptation thérapeutique personnalisée. Dans le myélome, la TEP/TDM semble prometteuse à la fois pour le diagnostic et en cours de traitement, notamment avec l'utilisation de nouveaux radiopharmaceutiques. L'avenir de l'imagerie fonctionnelle des hémopathies lymphoïdes, au premier rang desquelles les lymphomes agressifs ou le myélome, pourrait reposer sur l'imagerie hybride TEP/imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM), qui combine l'information métabo-lique de la TEP-FDG et l'information de cellularité de l'IRM de diffusion, tout en supprimant l'irradiation de la TDM.
