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Is pleural o pericardial effusion present (suggestive of M1a) or are findings suggestive of systemic metastasis (M1b) present?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M1a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M1b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perform the following tests:
  • Perform thoracentesis and/or pericardiocenteis
  • Perform a thoracoscopy if thoracocentesis is inconclusive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perform the following tests:
  • Brain MRI
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Mediastinal lymph node biopsy
  • If not previously done, PET scan or CT scan
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    Is the liquid extracted positive for malignant cells?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Are findings suggestive of adrenal metastasis or brain metastasis?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Yes
     
    No
     
    Adrenal
     
     
     
     
     
    Brain
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Local therapy
    • Ambulatory catheter drainage
    • Pleurodesis
    • Mediastinal window


    PLUS

    Therapy for metastatic disease (click here for the treatment of local and systemic metastasis and neoplastic recurrence)
     
    Treat according to tumor stage:
     
    Perform a needle aspiration biopsy
     
     
     
     
     
    Surgical resection + adjuvant radiation therapy
    Radiation therapy alone:
    * Sterotactic radio surgery + Whole brain radiation therapy
    OR
    * Sterotactic radio surgery alone