96例右中叶综合征病因分析

目的探讨右中叶综合征的病因分布规律。方法分析96例临床诊断右中叶综合征患者的病因，并按年龄分组进行比较。结果病因组成炎症占66．7％，肿瘤占17．7％，结核占9．4％。炎症在青年组和中年组间有显著差异（P均〈0．05）；肿瘤及结核在青年组和中年组间、青年组和老年组间均有显著差异（P均〈0．05）。结论右中叶综合征最常见的病因依次为炎症、肿瘤和结核，埘于年龄〉40岁的患者应高度警惕罹患癌症的可能。

Etiological analysis of 96 cases of the right middle lobe syndrome

Objective To explore the etiology of right middle lobe syndrome. Methods The causes of 96 patients who were clinically diagnosed as right middle lobe syndrome were analyzed retrospectively. The differences of the causes distribution were compared among different age groups. Results The leading cause of right middle lobe syndrome were inflammation （66.7%）, tumor （ 17.7% ） and tuberculosis （ 9.4% ）. The distribution differences were significant （ P 〈 0. 05 ） of inflammation between youth and middle-age groups, of tumor among youth, middle-age and eider groups, and of tuberculosis between youth and middle-age groups, youth and eider groups. Conclusions The most common causes of middle lobe syndrome are inflammation, tumor and tuberculosis. Patients over 40 years old should be alerted for tumor,