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To investigate the association between tuberculosis and lung cancer in the Health District of South Granada.

Concomitant tuberculosis and lung cancer diagnosed by bronchoscopy

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Prospective study explores the link between tuberculosis and lung cancer, suggesting the need for routine TB tests in lung cancer cases.

To investigate the association between tuberculosis and lung cancer in the Health District of South Granada.
Prospective study of TB cases diagnosed from 2003 to 2010.
Utilized fibre-optic bronchoscopies for TB detection.
Statistical analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics 19 software.
TB was diagnosed in 319 cases, with 272 being pulmonary.
Concomitant TB and lung cancer were found in 15 cases (5.7% of pulmonary TB).
Radiological findings included atelectasis and masses in few cases.
Stage III-IV lung cancer was observed in 9 patients, all of whom died.

Morales-García et al. (2013) studied this question.

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