Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics ...
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Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome 
Pancoast tumor 
Horner syndrome 
Endocrine (paraneoplastic) 
Recurrent laryngeal symptoms (hoarseness) 
Effusions (pleural or pericardial) 

All lung cancer types except bronchial carcinoid 

are associated with smoking. 
Squamous and Small cell carcinomas are 

Sentral (central). 


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