Neoplastic metastasis in lungs simulating primary tumor of the respiratory system
Słupek, A.; Wiatr, E.; Figura-Chojak, E.; Pawlicka, L.
Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska 62(9-10): 463-473
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0867-7077 PMID: 7866318 Document Number: 433456
16 patients with clinical and radiological symptoms suggesting lung disease were described. Metastatic character of process was documented in 7 of them during life and in 9 after death. The pulmonary symptoms without any signs of primary tumor lasted from few months to 3 years. Two patients revealed primary tumor in ovary, 1-in uterus, 4-in thyroid gland, 2-in prostata, 2-in breast, 2-in pancreas, 1-in bone, one in testicle, and 2-in kidney.