Metastatic cancer to the lung
Alternative Names
Lung metastases
Symptoms
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Bloody sputum
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Cough
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Rib cage pain
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Shortness of breath
- Weakness
- Weight loss
Note: In most cases, there are no lung-related symptoms when the tumors are found.
Signs and tests
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Bronchoscopy
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Chest CT scan
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Chest x-ray
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Cytologic studies of pleural fluid
or sputum
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Lung needle biopsy
- Surgical lung biopsy
Review Date: 09/04/2008
Reviewed By: Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine,
Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director,
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing
Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission
(
www.urac.org).