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Diagnosis and Staging

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Book cover Lung Cancer

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 92))

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The majority of patients with lung cancer present with symptoms due either to the primary tumour, metastatic lesions, or systemic manifestations caused by non-metastatic (para-malignant) syndromes, or to a combination of any of those three. The symptoms therefore are variable and often non-specific. Occasionally patients are diagnosed whilst asymptomatic on routine medical examination, particularly if this includes a chest X-ray.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HP, Great Britain

    S. G. Spiro

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  1. Department of Clinical Oncology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK

    William Duncan

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Spiro, S.G. (1984). Diagnosis and Staging. In: Duncan, W. (eds) Lung Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82218-6_2

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