Pathology of the Lungs

Congenital Anomalies

Vascular Diseases

Atelectasis

Obstructive Lung Disease

Restrictive Lung Disease

Neoplasia

Etiology

Small Cell Carcinoma

Non-small cell Lung Carcinoma

Clinical Course

silent and insidious

initial symptoms

chronic cough & sputum

late symptoms

hoarseness

chest pain

superior vena caval syndrome

compression/ infiltration of superior vena cava

pericardial/ pleural effusion

inflammation & exudation from invasion

segmental atelectasis

Pancost Syndrome

brachial/cervical plexus involvement

pain in distribution of ulnar nerve

Horner Syndrome

sympathetic trunk involvement

1st & 2nd rib destruction

Paraneoplastic Syndrome

PTH-related peptide

hypercalcemia

Cushing's

SIADH

Cerebellar degeneration

peripheral sensory & motor neuropathy

proximal myopathy & dermatomyositis

Finger Clubbing

Poor prognosis

Infections