Abstract
Extrapulmonary malignancies metastasize more frequently to the lungs than any other organ in the body. The reported incidence of lung metastases in autopsy studies on patients dying of extrapulmonary cancers range from 20 to 54%, whereas the lungs may be the only organs involved in 15-20% of the cases. Virtually any type of malignancy from any site or organ in the body can metastasize to the lungs; however, certain malignancies are more prone to involve the lungs. These are malignancies of breast, colon, kidney, uterine choriocarcinoma, stomach, pancreas, prostate, soft tissues, and male and female genital tracts. Patients with metastatic lung cancers may present clinically with signs and symptoms related to pulmonary involvement or may be asymptomatic.
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- Thyroid Carcinoma
- Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Germ Cell Tumor
- Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
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Kini, S.R. (2002). Metastatic Malignancy to the Lung. In: Color Atlas of Pulmonary Cytopathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21641-6_13
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