To analyse frequency, characteristics and patient survival with lung cancer (LC) and COPD, comparing them with patients without COPD.
A retrospective study, of patients diagnosed by means of cytohistology. Survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 15.0.
A total of 996 patients were diagnosed, 39.8 % COPD. Mean age70¡À9.19 years. GOLD stages: I 18.2 % , II 53.6 % , III 24 % , IV 4.2 % . The histological types: squamous cell carcinoma 48.2 % , adenocarcinoma 22 % , small cell carcinoma 22.5 % . Survival was longer in the COPD group.
LC and COPD are combined in 39.8 % . Squamous cell type is more frequent and survival was longer in the COPD group.