Characteristics of malignant tumors in deceased autopsied patients from 2017 to 2023
Keywords:
autopsy, malignant tumors, metastasisAbstract
Introduction: Malignant neoplasms have been on the rise in recent decades, and in Cuba they are in second place. Autopsies are responsible for retrospectively providing epidemiological data on the evolution of most tumors.
Objective: To pathologically characterize the malignant tumors detected in deceased patients who underwent autopsy.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of autopsies was conducted using the Anatomical Pathology database between 2017 and 2023. The 553 cases diagnosed with malignant tumors were included, including demographic variables, clinical tumor diagnosis, presence of metastases, and tumor status based on the authors' criteria. A percentage analysis was performed.
Results: The highest incidence of cases was in the 45-74 age group, with a mean of 70 years for both sexes. The most common tumor was lung cancer (40.5%). Almost half (48.5%) of the cases studied were active tumors with metastases, and a previously undiagnosed tumor was found in one-fifth.
Conclusions: Malignant tumors are a major cause of mortality, predominantly in patients over 45 years of age and in sites such as the lung, prostate/breast, and leukemia/lymphoma. A high percentage were markedly active and metastasizing.
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