Lung cancer Flashcards
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clinical presentations of lung cancer
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- local disease: haemoptysis, cough, obstruction, spread to mediastinum and adjacent organs
- metastasis: pleural effusion, blood and lymphatics
- paraneoplastic syndrome
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Paraneoplastic syndrome
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- immunological factors
- non-immunological factors
3
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Examples of paraneoplastic syndrome
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Ectopic ACTH, ADH, cushing syndrome, hyponatremia related to SCLC
Ectopic PTH, hypercalcemia related SCC
acute cerebellar degeneration related to auto-Ab against cerebellum in AD
