Respi week: Lung cancer

Question 1

What type of tumour does Horner’s syndrome indicate

Answer 1

Pancoast tumour (apex of lung)

Horner’s: ptosis, anhydrosis, myosis

Question 2

Most common metastatic sites of primary lung cancer

Answer 2

Brain, bone, liver, adrenals, spine

Question 3

Most aggressive type of lung cancer

Answer 3

SCLC

Question 4

Most common primary sites of metastatic lung cancer

Answer 4

Kidney, prostate, breast, bone, GI tract, cervix, ovary