Criterios imagenológicos en patología neoplásica maligna de pulmón

Abstract

Introduction: According to world organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), it cites in its report on the Americas that: "Lung cancer is the third most frequent type of cancer and the first cause of cancer-related death in the Americas, with more than 324,000 new cases and nearly 262,000 deaths each year. Objective: To identify the main risk factors for the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Methodology: Through a study carried out in a retrospective descriptive manner through an exhaustive bibliographic review in the scientific repositories of PUBMED, SCIELO, MESH, EBSCO, extracting qualitative information and investigating information about imaging characteristics of lung cancer. Results: In the search for evidence-based medicine articles in different digital databases, around 1349 articles were found, of which 26 articles were collected that describe important characteristics about malignant lung pathology. Conclusion: For a correct approach to lung cancer, a serious disease related to complications, decreased quality of life, negative implications in daily life, which requires interdisciplinary management according to this pathology and focusing on the main etiology. revised which establishes smoking, the first problem linked to this condition reflected in involvement of the lung parenchyma and subsequent metastasis if treatment is not established.