Lung tumor
Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include:
Primary tumors of the lung/pulmonary system:
- Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare, benign tumor
- Lung cancer, the term commonly used to refer to carcinoma of the lung
- Pulmonary carcinoid tumor
- Pleuropulmonary blastoma
- Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung[1]
- Lymphomas of the lung.[2]
- Sarcomas of the lung.[3]
- Some rare vascular tumors of the lung[2]
Non-lung tumors which may grow into the lungs:
Metastasis or secondary tumors/neoplasms with other origin:
- Metastasis to the lung
See also
References
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- Gladish GW, Sabloff BM, Munden RF, Truong MT, Erasmus JJ, Chasen MH (2002). "Primary thoracic sarcomas". Radiographics. 22 (3): 621–37. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma17621. PMID 12006691. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
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