Adenocarcinoma of the lung history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2] Sudarshana Datta, MD [3]

Overview

The common symptoms of adenocarcinoma of the lung include dyspnea, hemoptysis, chronic coughing, chest pain, cachexia, dysphonia, and symptoms arising from paraneoplastic syndromes such as weakness, lack of coordination, changes in mental function, high blood pressure, nausea and vomiting.

History and Symptoms

History

Patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung may have a positive history of:

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of adenocarcinoma of the lung include:[2]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common and late symptoms of adenocarcinoma of the lung include:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lung cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/lung/signs-and-symptoms/?region=ab Accessed on December 20, 2015
  2. 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 |coauthors= ignored (help)
  3. Kanaji N, Watanabe N, Kita N, Bandoh S, Tadokoro A, Ishii T, Dobashi H, Matsunaga T (August 2014). "Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer". World J Clin Oncol. 5 (3): 197–223. doi:10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.197. PMC 4127595. PMID 25114839.
  4. Pelosof LC, Gerber DE (September 2010). "Paraneoplastic syndromes: an approach to diagnosis and treatment". Mayo Clin. Proc. 85 (9): 838–54. doi:10.4065/mcp.2010.0099. PMC 2931619. PMID 20810794.


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