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  2. Superior vena cava syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A CXR of a person with lung cancer, which was causing superior vena cava syndrome A CT image showing compression of the right hilar structures by cancer The main techniques of diagnosing SVCS are with chest X-rays (CXR), CT scans , transbronchial needle aspiration at bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy . [ 6 ]

  3. Pancoast tumor - Wikipedia

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    The Pancoast tumor was first described by Hare in 1838 as a "tumor involving certain nerves". [2] It was not until 1924 that the tumor was described in further detail, when Henry Pancoast, a radiologist from Philadelphia, published an article in which he reported and studied many cases of apical chest tumors that all shared the same radiographic findings and associated clinical symptoms, such ...

  4. Mediastinal tumors - Wikipedia

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    A mediastinal tumor is a tumor in the mediastinum, the cavity that separates the lungs from the rest of the chest. It contains the heart , esophagus , trachea , thymus , and aorta . The most common mediastinal masses are thymoma (20% of mediastinal tumors), usually found in the anterior mediastinum, followed by neurogenic Timor (15–20% ...

  5. The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3). ICD-10 includes a list of ...

  6. List of ICD-9 codes 140–239: neoplasms - Wikipedia

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    This is a shortened version of the second chapter of the ICD-9: Neoplasms. It covers ICD codes 140 to 239 . The full chapter can be found on pages 101 to 144 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.

  7. Lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Lung cancer is the most diagnosed and deadliest cancer worldwide, with 2.2 million cases in 2020 resulting in 1.8 million deaths. [3] Lung cancer is rare in those younger than 40; the average age at diagnosis is 70 years, and the average age at death 72. [2] Incidence and outcomes vary widely across the world, depending on patterns of tobacco use.

  8. Acinar adenocarcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Acinar adenocarcinoma of the lung is a highly lethal disease. Overall, the five-year survival rates approximate 16% to 22%. Generally, survival is better in all stages for patients with the acinar (or papillary) pattern than it is in patients with the solid pattern, but considerably worse than those with the bronchioloalveolar pattern.

  9. Lung tumor - Wikipedia

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    Lung tumor; A chest X-ray showing a tumor in the lung (marked by arrow) Specialty: Oncology Pulmonology: Symptoms: Coughing (including coughing up blood), weight loss ...

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