Does rectum cancer lung metastases antemortem symptom?

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Once the rectal cancer develops to the middle and late stage, the disease will become very serious, because at this time, the disease of rectal cancer patients will transfer to other tissues, for example, lung metastasis in the middle and late stage of rectal cancer is the main test of rectal cancer metastasis. Now we are consulting more and more about the middle and late stage metastasis of rectal cancer. What are the pre death symptoms of lung metastasis of rectal cancer? Let's talk about it.

Does rectum cancer lung metastases antemortem symptom?

If the symptoms of lung metastasis of rectal cancer are not very obvious, and the lung lesions are extensive, then dry cough and blood sputum may appear. With the severity of the disease, such as concurrent lymphangitis, a large number of pleural effusion, atelectasis or superior vena cava compression, patients may have dyspnea. Or persistent fever.

On the surface, the more common symptom of lung metastasis of rectal cancer is cough, which is not easy to find in early patients. With the deterioration of the disease, patients will cough more than once, cough bleeding, and lung metastasis are mostly late manifestations of rectal cancer. In a certain period, patients will have chest pain and mass in their lungs. Some are too serious, and patients may also have respiratory failure.

When the metastatic tumor invades the pleura, main bronchus or adjacent structures, the symptoms of lung metastasis from rectal cancer may be the same as those of primary bronchogenic carcinoma, such as cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, etc. When the symptoms appeared earlier, it suggested that the metastasis involved the bronchus. If accompanied with mediastinal metastasis, the patient may present with hoarseness, superior vena cava syndrome, phrenic paralysis and esophageal or tracheal compression symptoms, occasionally with acute pulmonary embolism caused by tumor and progressive dyspnea.

matters needing attention

As we all know, the symptoms of lung metastasis from rectal cancer are relatively serious. At this time, if timely treatment can not be taken, the probability of death of patients is very high. If you find the symptoms of lung metastasis in the middle and late stage of rectal cancer, please go to the hospital immediately for further diagnosis and treatment. At this time, the patient can't afford to delay.