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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Metastatic cancer to the lung

Bronchoscopy
Coal workers pneumoconiosis, complicated
Coal workers pneumoconiosis, complicated
Coal workers pneumoconiosis, complicated #2
Coal workers pneumoconiosis, complicated #2
Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II
Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II
Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II #2
Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II #2
Lung cancer, frontal chest X-ray
Lung cancer, frontal chest X-ray
Lung cancer, lateral chest X-ray
Lung cancer, lateral chest X-ray
Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Pulmonary nodule, solitary - CT scan
Pulmonary nodule, solitary - CT scan
Pulmonary nodule - front view chest X-ray
Pulmonary nodule - front view chest X-ray
Respiratory system
Respiratory system
Sarcoid, stage II - chest X-ray
Sarcoid, stage II - chest X-ray
Alternative Names

Lung metastases


Symptoms
  • Cough
  • Bloody sputum
  • Shortness of breath
  • Weight loss
  • Weakness
  • Rib cage pain

Signs and tests
  • Chest x-ray
  • Chest CT scan
  • Cytologic studies of pleural fluid or sputum
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Lung needle biopsy
  • Surgical lung biopsy


Review Date: 09/11/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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