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Lung Cancer Surgery
Surgery 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the leading cancer killer of women and men | lung |
| what type of cancer is associated with asbestos exposure | mesothelioma |
| what is the most aggressive type of lung cancer and is not surgically treated | small cell lung cancer |
| what type of lung cancer presents most frequently as systemic disease | small cell: highest rate of mets |
| most common type of lung cancer | non-small cell 80% |
| 2 most common types of non-small cell lung cancer | squamous, adenocarcinoma |
| squamous cell lung cancer is usually where in the lung | central |
| adenocarcinoma lung cancer is usually where in the lung | peripheral |
| what are the levels for stage 3b | (T4 w/ N0-2), and (T1-4 w/ N3) |
| what are the levels for stage 4 | any T or any N with M1 |
| what is the presentation of stage 1 lung cancer | predominately asymptomatic while more advanced is symptomatic |
| what fraction of patients present to PCP with stage 3-4 lung cancer | 2/3 |
| what are the most frequent symptoms associated with advanced lung cancer | cough, wt loss, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptosis, bone pain, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, clubbing, horseness, SVC syndrome |
| lung cancer is the most common cause of death by malignancy in which population | men |
| in which population is there an increasing incidence in lung cancer | young, white, non-smoking females |
| what is the most common cause of death in lung cancer | distant metastases |
| what lung tumor is the most common | non-small cell |
| of the non-small cell lung cancers which are the most common centrally | squamous cell carcinoma |
| of the non-small cell lung cancers which are the most common peripherally | adenocarcinoma |
| what constitutes stage IV lung cancer | and degree of metastasis |
| which stages of lung cancer are resectable | stages I-IIIa |
| initial imaging modality for suspicion of lung cancer | chest x-ray |
| a __ lesion on chest x-ray is considered malignant until proven otherwise | non-calcified |
| imaging used to evaluate for mets | pet, brain ct, mr |
| imaging modality considered the standard of care in proper staging of lung tumors | bronchoscopy |
| gold standard for lymph node evaluation with lung cancer | cervical mediastinoscopy |
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