Lung tumor
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Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include:
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Lung tumor | |
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A chest X-ray showing a tumor in the lung (marked by arrow) | |
Specialty | Oncology Pulmonology |
Symptoms | Coughing (including coughing up blood), weight loss, shortness of breath, chest pains[1] |
Complications | Lung cancer |
Causes | Smoking Radon gas Asbestos Air pollution Genetics |
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Primary tumors of the lung/pulmonary system:
- Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare, benign tumor
- Lung cancer,[2][3][4][5][6] the term commonly used to refer to carcinoma of the lung
- Pulmonary carcinoid tumor
- Pleuropulmonary blastoma
- Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung[7]
- Lymphomas of the lung.[8]
- Sarcomas of the lung.[9]
- Some rare vascular tumors of the lung[8]
Non-lung tumors which may grow into the lungs:
Metastasis or secondary tumors/neoplasms with other origin:
- Metastasis to the lung