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Risk factors for lung cancer

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  • smoking & secondhand smoke
  • asbestos (mesothelioma)
  • Radon (uranium mining)
  • FHX of smoking re-lated cancers
  • air pollution
  • prior lung diseases (COPD, TB)
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WHat is the common age rage for the development of lung cancer?

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40-80yrs

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What cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths?

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lung cancer.

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Smoking cessation is beneficial in individuals even with an established dx of lung cancer, True or False?

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True

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Smoking Cessation Tx

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  • Zyban (Buproprion/wellbutrin)
  • chantix (varenicline)
  • nicotine replacement therapy
  • clonidine and nortriptyline are recommended as second-line txs
  • hypnosis can work for some motivated smokers
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Benign neoplasms aka?

Malignant neoplasms?

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  • tumors

- cancer

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Benign Pulmonary Neoplasms

  • describe cellular growth
  • types
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-cells grow in fairly orderly manner, stick together, dont migrate, seem to be encapsulated, smooth borders.

Types:

  • Hamartomas: local tissues growing in disorganized manner
  • Granulomas: chronic inflamm lesions with mfs.
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Malignant Tumors

-cell growth?

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  • rapid, even continuous division, show de-differentiation (look less and less like parent cells/tissue; lose some or all of their normal cell functions)
  • masses have irregular, invasive borders
  • travel in search for new lands to conquer
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Metastatic Lung Cancer

-routes of spread

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Transcoelomic: along the surface of an organ (mesothelioma)

Lymphatic: most common route for carcinomas

Hematogenous: most common route for sarcoma.

Iatrogenic: transplantation or implantations

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Most lethal of all cancers?

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-Bronchogenic carcinoma

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Bronchogenic carcinoma

-what are the two main families of this cancer and their subtypes

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  1. Small cell lung cancer:
    - primitive neuroendocrine cells
  2. Non-small cell lung cancers
    a. )adenocarcinoma
    b. ) squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
    c. ) large cell lung carcinoma
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List some common types of lung cancer

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  • carcinoid
  • Kaposi’s sarcoma
  • melanoma
  • lymphoma
  • head and neck
  • mesothelioma
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Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

  • aka
  • where is this typically found?
  • arises from which cells?
  • rapid or slow growing?
  • metastases?
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  • aka: “oat cell” lung cancer
  • typically a central mass with endobronchial growth.
  • arises from primitive small neuroendocrine cells
  • very aggressive, rapidly fatal
  • Yes, metastases. 90% of patients with SCLC develop brain metastases
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Small Cell Lung Cancer

-what peptide hormones does this secrete?

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Secretes:

  • ACTH
  • AVP (Arginine Vasopressin)
  • ANF (Atrial natriuretic factor)
  • Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP)
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Among women and young adults

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  • Adenocarcinoma

- Adenocarcinoma!!!

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Non-small cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)- ADENOCARCINOMA:

  • where on the lung does this arise?
  • greatest cause
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  • found on peripheral lung locations

- smoking

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What is the most common type of lung cancer occurring in never somkers?

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-Adenocarcinoma

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NSCLC: BRONCHOALVEOLAR ADENOCARCINOMA

  • subtype of which subtype?
  • growth
  • occurs when in life?
  • commonly mistaken for?
  • metastases?
  • found where on the lungs?
  • appearance on CXR and CT
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  • its a subtype of the Adenocarcinoma subtype of NSCLC.
  • Growth: rapidly progressive, solitary or multicentric nodules
  • occurs during 2nd decade of life
  • commonly mistaken for non-resolving focal or bilateral “pneumonia”
  • metastases? distant spread uncommon
  • tends to be more peripheral and grows along the alveoli.

CXR: single mass, diffuse multinodular lesion, fluffy infiltrate.

CT: “groud-glass” opacity

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NSCLC: Squamous Cell Carcinoma 
-found where on the lungs?
-metastases?
-CT findings
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  • found in the proximal bronchi, occur centrally
  • tend to remain localized and cavitate(nest of tumor cells with central necrosis resulting in cavitation)–metastasize late.
  • CT: ground glass opacity
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NSCLC: LARE CELL CARCINOMA: 
-dx
-growth 
-found where on the lungs?
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  • dx of exclusion
  • growth: large poor differentiated cell, prominent necrosis.
  • found peripherally, sheets of large malignant cells often associated with necrosis.
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General Clinical Presentation of Lung Cancer

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  • asymptomatic
  • Central lesions:
  • -cough
  • -hemoptysis
  • -wheeze
  • -stridor
  • -SOB
  • -collapse of lung
  • -post obstructive pna (think bronchogenic CA when pna not responding to tx)
  • Peripheral Lesions:
  • -pain d/t plueral or chest wall invasion
  • Metastases:
  • -bone pain, back pain
  • -diff breathing, chest wall pain
  • -HA, sz, speech diff
  • -weakness, weight loss, loss of appetite
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Lung cancers kill their host by spreading throughout the body,

  1. ) local spread is via?
  2. ) distal spread is via?
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  • local spread in chest is through the lymphatics of simple invasion
  • distal spread is via blood
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Lung Cancer Metastases:

-most common sites?

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  • Adrenals 50%
  • Liver 30-50%
  • Brain 20%
  • Bone 20%
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Clinical findings suggestive of metastatic dz?

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  • weight loss greater than 10lbs
  • focal skeletal pain
  • HA, syncope, sz
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Hoarseness
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Papilledema
  • Superior vena cava syndrome
  • HCT less than 40% men and 35% women
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Horners syndrome: - what is this? - sx
- a disrupted nerve pathway on one side from the brain to the face and eye. - Miosis (smaller pupil), drooping of the eyelid with loss of sweating to that side of the face.
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Pancoast Syndrome - what is this? - sx
- extension of a tumor at the apex of the lung involving C8, T1, T2 nerves and possible destruction of ribs sx: shoulder pain radiating in the ulnar distribution
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Superior vena cava syndrome - cause - signs - sx
caused 90% of the time due to bronchogenic cancer. signs: - swelling of face, neck, arms - venous dilation sx: - SOB, cough, chest pain suggesting upper airway obstruction - hoarseness, tongue swelling, nasal congestion - HA, syncope, lethagry d/t cerbral edema.
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What causes hoarseness secondary to Superior Vena Cava Syndrome?
-irritation to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve.
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes: - what are they? - tx - examples
- what are they: disease or sx d/t presence of cancer in the body. - tx: treat the cancer examples: - Cachexia: only in NSCLC - Hypercalcemia: squamous cell cancer - Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy(adenocarcinomas) - skeletal manifestations: clubbing(NSCLC) - Cutaneous manifestations: dermatomyositis and acanthosis nigricans - Neurologic manifestations: Myasthenic Eaton-Lambert syndrome and retinal blindness (SCLC) - -peripheral neuropathy - -subacute cerebellar degenerations - -cortical degenerations - -polymyositis - Hematologic manifestations: - -migratory venous thrombophlebitis (Trousseaus's) - -nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with arterial emboli - -DIC - Renal Manifestations: - -nephrotic syndrome - -glomerulonephritis
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Eaton-Lambert Syndrome - what is this? - tx
What: autoimmune response, proximal muscle weakness. Usually in lower extremities. Depressed deep tendon reflexes * strength improves with serial effort. tx: chemotheraphy is initial tx of choice!
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screening of lung cancer | -what size nodule is cancerous?
low dose noncontrast thin slice helical or spiral chest CT nodules less than 5mm are unlikely to be cancerous noduels 5-10mm in diameter are of uncertain significance.
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Characteristics of benign solitary pulmonary nodule? Malignant? Tx of solitary pulmonary nodule
Benign: -younger patient, smooth edges, not growing, calcification, less than 5mm Malignant: -older pt, smoker, growing, rough edges, greater than 5mm Tx: -low probability of malignancy you should follow with serial CTs for at least 2 years -high probability of malignancy you should get tissue/resect.
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A lesion larger than ____cm is almost always malignant?
-3
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules - what size is usually malignant? Benign? - Nodule patterns
- greater than 1 cm usually malignant - less than 5 mm usually benign, granulomas, lymph nodes, scars Patterns: - nodular: multiple round opacities, usually 1mm to 1cm - reticular: overlapping, irregular linear opacities - reticulonodular: combines nodular and reticular effects.
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Dx and Work up of Lung Cancer
- History and Physical - CXR - Labs: CBC, CMP - Possible tissue for histology - stage of cancer (CT, PET, Bone scan, MRI) - thoracentesis for plueral effusion
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When would you do a fine needle biopsy? How does this work? May have what complications?
- peripheral lesions - 22gauge needle, image guidance via flouroscopy, CT, or ultrasound. Complications: - pneumothorax - hemoptysis
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Staging Cancer | -TNM Classification
T (primary tumor, where and size) N (regional lymph nodes metastasis) M (distant metastasis)
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Staging Cancer: - Small cell lung cancer - tx
- limited: confined to a single hemithorax; chemo & radiation - extensive:intrathoracic malignant pleural effusion or metastatic disease; chemo only. *cranial spread is frequently seen, prophylactic radiation recommended.
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Non-small Cell lung cancer staging & tx for each stage
- 1. confined to the lung; surgical resection, radiation or chemo - 2. lymph node involvement in lung; resection of tumor and lymph nodes, chemo and occasionally radiation. - 3. spread to mediastinal nodes. a. ) same side as tumor: radiation + chemo + ?resection b. ) wide spread in mediastinum; chemo + ? radiation - 4. other lobes or distal metastases; treated witch chemo
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nearly half of lung cancers have ______ involvement on dx.
mediastinal
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Mediastinoscopy is good at showing _____?
-may show spread into lymph nodes
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Cancer Tx Options
- Surgery: resection of tumor and nearby lymph nodes. (Video Assisted thorascopic surgery) - Chemo - Radiation (high energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells) - Targeted: stops action of abnormal proteins that promote growth (Avastin; prevents new blood vessel growth, Tarceva: helps in NSCLC) - Adjuvnt: tx before/after surgery to decrease recurrence.
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Types of lung cancer surgeries
- lobectomry or pneumonectomy | * used to be lateral thoracotomy now VATS!

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