Review of 910 Cases of Bronchial Carcinoma With Results of Treatment

Mass Radiography and Cancer of the Lung

“…In accordance with common experience (Bignall, 1958d;Nicholson et al, 1957) squamous neoplasms proved generally to be more resectable than the undifferentiated tumours. As the numbers in each subgroup of the routine survey cases are small, comparison between the two groups is difficult, but it is worth while pointing out that the proportion of squamous-cell tumours in (Table IV).…”

“…Because of the lack of uniform reporting on histological specimens and of the different pathological material used in other investigations, comparisons with results elsewhere are difficult. Approximately 60% of our histological reports were based on resection specimens, and the proportion of types in this series is very similar to the distribution of cell types in resection specimens reported from two neighbouring regions (Nicholson et al, 1957;Gifford and Waddington, 1957). Twelve Months' Survival, Irrespective of Treatment.-Twelve months after attendance at the M.M.R.…”

“…The allegedly better prognostic chances for such cases have so far been deduced from very small numbers only (Nicholson et al, 1957). A follow-up study of a large number of cases discovered by mass radiography seemed therefore desirable, and since July, 1955, we have been collecting information about all such cases in the Birmingham Region.…”

The Histopathology of Lung Cancer in Liverpool: A Survey of Bronchial Biopsy Histology

“…Though different as regards the names of cell types, this classification is similar to the ones used in some other centres; by Walter and Pryce (1955), Raeburn and Walter (1956), and Hinson (1958) in London, by Nicholson et al (1957) in Manchester, by McDonald et al (1951) in the United States, and by Kreyburg (1954,1959) and Host (1960) in Norway. Statistics relating to lung carcinoma cell types from these centres should be comparable.…”

The Histological Classification of Lower Respiratory Tract Tumours

“…Clagett (1960) and Shinton (1961) have shown a relationship also to age, sex, location, the clinical course of the disease including the development of metastases, resectability, prognosis and treatment. Differences in survival rates following surgical resection of various histological types has also been reported by Kirklin, McDonald, Clagett, Moersch and Gage (1955), Overholt and Bougas (1956), Gifford and Waddington (1957), Nicholson, Fox and Bryce (1957), Burford, Carter, Ferguson and Spjut (1958) and by Collins (1958). Treatment may therefore be influenced by the histological type of the tumour so that a standard classification is highly desirable.…”