Fiogbé A, Toukoui P, Wachinou AP, Alovokpinhou F, Séfou F, Hada AA, Vinassé P, Takin R, Agodokpessi G. [Early onset of small cell carcinom of the lung in a young patient in Benin].
Rev Mal Respir 2022;
39:791-794. [PMID:
36088182 DOI:
10.1016/j.rmr.2022.08.008]
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Abstract
Context Bronchial cancer in a person under 30 years of age is quite rare. It generally occurs after 40 years of age following heavy smoking intoxication. We report a clinical case illustrating the early onset of a small cell lung carcinoma in young heavy smoker. CASE REPORT: A 30-year-old patient, current smoker for about 10 years (15 packs/year), consulted for a cough with haemoptotic sputum. Clinical and paraclinical examinations diagnosed small cell carcinoma of the right lung with some controlatéral metastatic nodules. . He was classified as stage T2bN2M1a. Unfortunately, due to lack of financial accessibility to suitable chemotherapy, the patient died after one month. CONCLUSION: Early-onset of bronchial carcinoma in young smokers calls for strengthened control of teenage tobacco use, especially in Africa, where the phenomenon has been taking on alarming proportions.
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