Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationships of mutation of PIK3CA gene with the clinicopathological features and prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lungs. Methods From February 2013 to February 2016, 81 patients with lung squamous cell carcinomas were treated in our hospital, and the adjacent tissues ( ≥ 5cm) were taken as controls. PIK3CA mutations were detected and the survival of the patients were followed up. Results The mutation rate of PIK3CA gene in the lung carcinoma tissues was 19.51%, which was significantly higher than 0.00% in the adjacent tissues, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the rate of PIK2CA gene mutation among the patients of different sex, age, differentiation degree, TNM stage and lymph node metastasis (P > 0.05). The median survival time of the PIK3CA mutation group was 14 m, significantly shorter than 26 m of the PIK3CA gene non-mutation group (P < 0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that differentiation degree, TNM stage and PIK3CA gene mutation were the factors influencing the prognosis of the patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions The mutation rate of PIK3CA gene in lung squamous cell carcinoma is significantly higher than that in paracancerous tissues, but it is not related to pathological features. The prognosis of the patients with PIK3CA gene mutation is worse than that of the patients without PIK3CA mutation.