Lung tumor
| Lung tumor | |
|---|---|
| A chest X-ray showing a tumor in the lung (marked by arrow) | |
| Specialty | Oncology Pulmonology |
| Symptoms | Coughing (including coughing up blood), weight loss, shortness of breath, chest pains |
| Complications | Lung cancer |
| Causes | Smoking Radon gas Asbestos Air pollution Genetics |
Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include:
Primary tumors of the lung/pulmonary system:
- Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare, benign tumor
- Lung cancer, the term commonly used to refer to carcinoma of the lung
- Pulmonary carcinoid tumor
- Pleuropulmonary blastoma
- Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung
- Lymphomas of the lung.
- Sarcomas of the lung.
- Some rare vascular tumors of the lung
Non-lung tumors which may grow into the lungs:
Metastasis or secondary tumors/neoplasms with other origin:
- Metastasis to the lung