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Surgery Pulmonary Nodules

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5-yr survival of lung cancer   14% (colon-63%, breast-85%, Prostate - 93%)  
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Most important risk factors for lung cancer   smoking, family hx, increasing age, COPD, asbestos exposure, ionizing radiation (indoor radon gas, therapeutic radiation)  
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________ lung cancer most frequently presents as a systemic dz   small cell. Brain and bone mets. NOT SURGICALLY TREATED. Limited dz is treated with combination chemotherapy and radiation. Less than 20% of new cases  
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________ accounts for more than 80% of total cases of lung cancer   non-small cell lung cancer. Squamous, adenocarcinoma, carcinoid, large cell, other  
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Most serious Lung Cancer   adenocarcinoma  
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_______ is usually a central lesion, accounts for approximately half of the non-small cell cases   Squamous cell carcinoma  
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______ accounts for approximately half of the total cases of non-small cell lung cancer.   Adenocarcinoma  
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_________ is usually associated with more peripheral lesions   Adenocarcinoma  
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N3 node is located   Contralateral to tumor  
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Approximately ____ of patients with lung cancer present to their PCPs wtih stage III or IV dz   2/3. Lungs don't have nerve endings.  
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Most frequent sx of lung cancer   cough, weight loss, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, bone pain, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, clubbing, hoarseness, SVC syndrome  
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What is your first step when you are suspcious of lung cancer?   CXR  
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Calcified lesions are usually a sign of   prior infection. Non-calcified associated with malignancy  
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Does calicification show up on CXR?   Yes  
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Which test is used for information regarding lymph node status   CT  
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PET is what kind of scan?   metabolic not anatomic; helpful in making a diagnosis of lung cancer. demonstrates uptake in reactive lymph nodes. Provides excellent metastatic survey. Must be read with a CT. Resolution is limited to findings >1cm  
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In what order to you order scans for lung cancer?   CXR, CT, PET  
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Contrast or not contrast in brain CT?   Contrast is best. Next step is MRI  
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The standard on which lymph node status is based   Cervical Mediastinoscopy, can be performed at the time of planned resection, usually last step to determine stage.  
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No smoking for at least ____ weeks prior to surgery   2  
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FEV1, RV, DLCO reduced think   restrictive  
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FEV1, DLCO reduced but RV high think   Obstructive diseaes  
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Diffusion capacity of carbon dioxide across the alveolar capillary membrane   DLCO  
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is performed after patient has been proven to be a candidate for surgical biopsy or resection based on node and metastasis status   Thoracoscopy (VATS). Facilitates minimally invasive approach for diagnosis and resection  
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Stage IIIb and Stage IV   Chemotherapy and radiation. No indication for surgery  
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