Symptoms after lung cancer spread
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Lung is an organ prone to cancer metastasis, especially in patients with advanced lung cancer and surgery, after chemotherapy, there are a lot of metastasis, which is a common disease in clinic. The symptoms of lung cancer after metastasis show different symptoms according to the location of metastasis. The metastasis of lung cancer is very extensive, and it can be almost transferred to all parts of the body, Symptoms after lung cancer spread? Let's talk about it
Symptoms after lung cancer spread
Bone metastasis: about 50% of lung cancer patients will eventually have multiple bone metastases. In the early stage of bone metastasis, there are no symptoms. Bone isotope scanning can find the diseased bones. The symptoms of bone metastasis are related to the location and quantity of tumor metastasis. For example, chest pain caused by rib metastasis of lung cancer is mostly manifested as pain with definite tenderness points and limited chest wall.
Liver metastasis: liver is also a common metastasis site of lung cancer, about 28-33% of lung cancer have liver metastasis. Liver metastasis is a kind of primary lung cancer, in which cancer cells fall off and invade the liver through blood circulation and grow in the liver. Liver metastasis can be single or multiple nodule metastasis. The most common symptom is pain in the liver region, which is persistent swelling pain, accompanied by anorexia, dyspepsia and other manifestations of liver function damage.
Brain metastasis: headache, vomiting, visual impairment, personality and temper change may be caused by intracranial hypertension or brain nerve damage caused by lung cancer metastasis to the brain. Common in small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma type.
matters needing attention
Metastasis of lung cancer is very harmful, which is the main cause of death of lung cancer patients. In order to prevent metastasis of lung cancer as soon as possible, it is necessary to carry out traditional Chinese medicine treatment after surgery and chemotherapy, and to review regularly. Do not think that surgery can be done without worry and everything will be OK after chemotherapy. Once you relax your vigilance, metastasis will occur in a few months or a year, It was too late to regret.