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Metastatic cancer to the lung

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

Note: In most cases, there are no lung-related symptoms when the tumors are found.


Signs and tests
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Chest CT scan
  • Chest x-ray
  • Cytologic studies of pleural fluid or sputum
  • 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).
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