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[[Symptom]] | *[[Symptom|Symptoms]] that suggest lung cancer include:<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite journal | last =Hamilton | first =W | coauthors = Peters TJ, Round A, Sharp D | title =What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study | journal =Thorax | volume =60 | issue=12 | pages =1059–1065 | publisher = BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. | date =Dec 2005 | pmid =16227326 }}</ref><ref name="Buccheri2004">{{cite journal|last1=Buccheri|first1=G.|title=Lung cancer: clinical presentation and specialist referral time|journal=European Respiratory Journal|volume=24|issue=6|year=2004|pages=898–904|issn=0903-1936|doi=10.1183/09031936.04.00113603}}</ref> | ||
* [[Dyspnea]] | **[[Dyspnea]] | ||
* [[Hemoptysis]] | **[[Hemoptysis]] | ||
* Chronic [[coughing]] | **Chronic [[coughing]] | ||
* [[Wheezing]] | **Non resolving [[Pneumonia|pneumonia]] | ||
* [[Chest pain]] | **[[Wheezing]] | ||
* [[Abdominal pain]] | **[[Chest pain]] | ||
* [[Cachexia]] | **[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
* [[Fatigue]] | **[[Cachexia]] | ||
* Loss of [[appetite]] | **[[Fatigue]] | ||
* [[Dysphonia]] | **Loss of [[appetite]] | ||
* [[Dysphagia]] | **[[Dysphonia]] | ||
**[[Dysphagia]] | |||
'''Paraneoplastic Syndromes''' | '''Paraneoplastic Syndromes''' |
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Overview
Common symptoms of lung cancer include dyspnea, hemoptysis, chronic coughing, chest pain, cachexia, dysphonia, and paraneoplastic syndromes.
Symptoms
- Symptoms that suggest lung cancer include:[1][2]
- Dyspnea
- Hemoptysis
- Chronic coughing
- Non resolving pneumonia
- Wheezing
- Chest pain
- Abdominal pain
- Cachexia
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Dysphonia
- Dysphagia
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Various paraneoplastic phenomena can arise in the setting of lung cancer:[3][4]
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- SIADH causing hyponatraemia: Small cell lung cancer
- ACTH secretion (Cushing syndrome): Carcinoid tumor and small cell lung cancer
- Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide (PTHrP) causing hypercalcaemia: Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Gynaecomastia
- Neurological
- Polyneuropathy
- Myelopathy
- Cerebellar degeneration
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
- Other
References
- ↑ Hamilton, W (Dec 2005). "What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study". Thorax. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 60 (12): 1059–1065. PMID 16227326. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Buccheri, G. (2004). "Lung cancer: clinical presentation and specialist referral time". European Respiratory Journal. 24 (6): 898–904. doi:10.1183/09031936.04.00113603. ISSN 0903-1936.
- ↑ Honnorat, J (May 2007). "Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. BioMed Central Ltd. 2: 22. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-2-22. PMID 17480225. Retrieved 2007-09-05. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Kubo M, Ihn H, Yamane K, Kikuchi K, Yazawa N, Soma Y; et al. (2000). "Serum KL-6 in adult patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis". Rheumatology (Oxford). 39 (6): 632–6. PMID 10888708.