...
Regional lymph node stations for lung cancer staging.
(Used by
permission from CF Mountain, C Dresler: Chest 111:1718, 1997.)
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Chest radiographs and ... if the patient would otherwise be
considered for curative treatment. In SCLC, CT scans are used in the planning of
chest radiation treatment and in the assessment...
... Chapter 085. Neoplasms of the Lung
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Small Cell Lung Cancer
A simple two-stage system is used. In this system, limited-stage disease
(seen in about 30% of all patients ... tuberculosis
Chest x-ray
CT scan of chest and abdomen
CT or MRI scan of brain and radionuc
lide scan of bone if any finding
suggests the presence of tumor metastasis in these or...
... 60,514 cases of invasive lung cancer involving all races
and both sexes obtained from the data for 1983–1987 of the S
urveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National ... represents one lung cancer case for every 3 million
cigarettes smoked. Thus, primary carcinoma of the lung is a major health problem
with a generally grim prognosis.
Pathol...
... smoking-related,
further increases the risk of developing lung cancer. The lung cancer death rate is
related to the total amount (often expressed in "cigarette pack-years") of cigarettes ... are
clinically localized at the time of presentation may be cured with either surgery or
radiotherapy. The beneficial role of chemotherapy in NSCLC is in palliation of...
...
cancers other than lung cancer, nor in lung cancers that have KRAS mutations.
These EGFR mutations, often associated with amplification of the EGFR gene,
usually confer sensitivity of these lung ... Chapter 085. Neoplasms of the Lung
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Inherited Predisposition to Lung Cancer
While an inherited predisposition to develop lung cancer is not common,
s...
... uncommon
(1%), as are the renal manifestations of nephrotic syndrome or glomerulonephritis
(≤1%).
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Clinical Manifestations
Lung cancer gives rise ... inappropriate palliative rather than curative treatment. Often the paraneoplastic
syndrome may be relieved with successful treatment of the tumor. In some cases,
the...
... one-third have
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Diagnosis and Staging
Screening
Most patients with lung cancer present with advanced disease, raising the
question of whether screening ... (whether the tumor can be entirely removed by a
standard surgical procedure such as a lobectomy or pneumonectomy), which
depends on the anatomic stage of the t...
...
<2 cm distal to carina but without involvement of carina; or
associated atelectasis or obstructive pneumonitis of entire lung
for Staging of Lung Cancer. Chest 111:1710, 1997; with permission. ... metastatic pulmonary tumor nodule(s) in the ipsilateral
nonprimary tumor lobe(s) of the lung are classified as M1.
Source:
Adapted from CF Mountain. Revisions in the Int...
... N2 disease
Stage IB: discussion of risk/benefits of adjuvant CRx; not routinely given
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Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pretreatment staging ... MRI scan and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid cytology are
performed. If malignant cells are detected, radiotherapy to the site of compression
and intrathecal ch...
... <35 years can be followed with serial CT every
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Management of Occult and Stage 0 Carcinomas
In the uncommon situation where malignant cells are ... regardless of whether the
lesion is PET positive or negative, since slow-growing cancers such as BAC can
be PET negative. The sample for histologic diagnosis can be obta...