Lungt

umor
:-
Anumberofbeni
gnandmal
i
gnantt
umor
soccur
sint
hel
ung.

Cl
assi
fi
cat
ion:
-
Theworl
dhealthor
gani
sat
ionhascl
assi
fi
edt
het
umor
soft
hel
ungi
ntot
hef
oll
owi
ngbr
oad
cat
egor
ies.Theyar
e-

1.Squamouscel
lcar
cinoma.

2.Adenocar
cinoma.

3.Br
onchi
oloal
veol
arcar
cinoma.

4.Smal
lcel
lcar
cinoma.

5.Lar
gecel
lcar
cinoma.

6.Ot
hert
umor
s-met
ast
ati
ctumor
s,br
onchi
alcar
cinoi
d,mesenchy
mal
tumor
s.

7.Pl
eur
alt
umor
s-mesot
hel
i
oma-beni
gnandmal
i
gnant
.

Et
iopat
hogenesi
s:-
Smoking,at
mospheri
cpollut
ion,occupat
ional
diseases,genet
icf
act
ors,
rel
easeofcar
cinogens
(pol
ycycl
i
caromati
chy dr
ocarbons)andtumorspr omoters.

Cy
tol
ogi
cchangesi
nbr
onchi
alepi
thel
i
alcel
l
s.

Leadst
osl
owgr
owi
ngi
ntr
abr
onchi
all
esi
ons.

Br
onchogeni
ccar
cinoma.

Si
gnandsy
mpt
om:
-
 Cough.
 Wheezi
ng.

 Dy
spnea.

 Chestpai
nrel
atedt
olocal
inf
lammat
ionofpul
monar
ymembr
ane.

 Fev
er.

 Wei
ghtl
oss.

 Weakness.

 Anor
exi
a.

Pat
hol
ogi
cal
changes:
-
 Epi
thel
i
alchangesi
nrespi
rat
oryt
racti
nfor
m ofsquamousmet
apl
asi
a.

 Medul
arandul
cer
atedsur
faceoft
umor
.

 Pr
esenceoff
ri
abl
emassesof1-
5.Cm.

 Yel
l
owwhi
tef
oci
ofnecr
osi
sheamor
rhage.

Di
agnost
icmet
hods:
-
 Chestx-
ray
.

 C.
T.scan.

 Bi
opsy
.

 Sput
um anal
ysi
s.