本调查为回顾性研究。病例组是由雅典三所大医院收治并确诊为肺癌的五十一名白种人女性,他们都是雅典居民。其中14名经组织学检查确诊;19名经细胞学检查确诊;另外18名经临床或放射线检查确诊。 This survey is a retrospective study. The case group consisted of 51 Caucasian women admitted to three major Athens hospitals and diagnosed with lung cancer, all residents of Athens. Of which 14 were diagnosed by histological examination; 19 were confirmed by cytology; the other 18 were confirmed by clinical or radiological examination.