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Malignancies

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Impact   More people die from lung cancer than any other. Most common cause of cancer. 175,000 new cases/year; 165,000 deaths/year; 5 year survivial 15%(12-18 mo)  
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Warning signs   none; most often diagnosed at a late stage  
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Risk factors   smoking(80-90%); >70 yo; genetic, occupation; lung disease, COPD, IPF, sarcoidosis  
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Cigarettes   >4,000 chemicals many carcinogenic(nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Lung cancers of all types have nicotine receptors  
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Prevention   stop smoking; remove occupational hazards  
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Screening   CXR + sputum: no change in cure rate; ECLAP: LDCT detects 80% of Lung cancers in the most curable stage, allot of false possitives;  
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Sputum cytologic analysis   detects squamos cell carcinoma  
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CT scan   detects peripheral adenocarcinomas  
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Flourescent bronchscopy   indicated for progressive dysplasia seen on sputum cytology  
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PET scanning   Sensitivity(85-97%); specificity(70-85%); limits(lesion<1cm); expensive; diagnostic not screening  
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CXR   if pneumonia repeat after 6-8 wks for high risk patient  
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule   coin lesion; asymptomatic; high risk for malignancy for high risk(20-30pkyear), eval to id and resect malignancy while avoiding invasive procedures for benign  
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Suspicious Pulmonary Nodules   smokers+old; change from previouis CXR(2y); increased size; 3 defined margins; pattern of calcification(stippled, spiculated, or halo margins); high concerns: CT and or PET, TTNA, bronchoscopy, VATS, open thoracotomy  
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Signs and Symptoms   depend on tumor's location and spread; cough or change in, hemoptysis; infection - (post obstruct); pleurisy; dyspnea  
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Rare Signs and symptoms   Horner's syndrome: miosis, ptosis, facial anhidrosis; pancoat syndrome: infiltration of brachial plexus - arm pain weakness; phrenic nerve innervation: diaphragm paralysis; cardiac involvement; SVC obstruct; L recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis  
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Paraneoplastic syndromes   Nervous, muscle syndromes; ACTH secretion(common); PTH like subtances; other endocrine symptoms and hematologic symptoms  
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Bronchogenic Carcinoma   95% of lung cancers arise from bronchial epithelial cells  
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Mesotheliomas   cancers arising from the pleura; most common with asbestos induced tumors  
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Squamos Cell Carcinoma   Primary, non small cell; centrall located endo-bronchial masses, hemoptysis, post obstructive pneumo, lobar collapse, later mestastasis, sputum cytology; better chance of survival  
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Adenocarcinoma   primary, non-small cell; heterogenous peripheral mass from mucous glands; 2% from epithelial cells distal or wtihin terminal branchioles; early mestastasis; late finding  
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Large Cell   Poorly differntiated, anaplastic(uncontrolled growth) or undeifferentiated; peripherally or centrally located; early metastasis; more aggressive  
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Small Cell(general and staging)   centrally located, usually with extensive meadiastinal involvement, aggressive, early extra thoracic mets; Limited stage disease: (30%) disease confined to one hemi-thorax and associated lymph nodes; Extensive stage disease:(70%) diease beyond limited.  
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Metastasis   process of spread  
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metastases   areas of tumor growth at distant sites  
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Differntial Diagnosis for abn CXR   FB; infection; TB; fungus; autoimmune(sarcoidosis); parasites(trich)  
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Prognosis   NSC: untreated-8 months, treated 5y survival-13%; SC:2-4 months  
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Treatment - surgery   only usefull in Stage I&II NSC; neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II, IIIA and IIIB, not usefull in SC  
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Treatment - chemotherapy   helpfull not curative, only option for SC, Platinum drugs 1st line(toxic), adds approx. 6-12wks in non resectable  
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Treatment - Radiation   external beam or internal placement(brachytherapy); palliative for NSCLC; brain is radiated for pre-emptive metastasis tx  
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Treatment - Palliative   all stages and cell types; only tx for stage IV; treat anxiety and pain due to bone mets; high dose morphine; hospice care  
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Experimetnal therapies   Photo-dynamic therapy: for SC, activates under certain light(laser); new chemo, immunotherapy, Molecular targeted therapy: epidermal GF inhibs, vascular endothelial GF inhibs  
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