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A chest x ray may be ordered to check for masses in the lungs. Special imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
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What lung diseases can be detected through a mediastinoscopy?
The diagnosis of sarcoidosis (a chronic lung disease) and the staging of lung cancer can also be accomplished through mediastinoscopy.
What is mediastinoscopy used to diagnose for?
Mediastinoscopy is often the diagnostic method of choice for detecting lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis (a chronic lung disease) and the staging of lung cancer
What is lung cancer staging?
Lung cancer staging involves the placement of the cancer's progression into stages, or levels. These stages help a physician study cancer and provide consistent definition levels of cancer and corresponding treatments.
What information can a mediastinoscopy provide about lung cancer?
In the case of lung cancer staging, results are related to the severity and progression of the cancer.
What reading material is available on staging for lung cancer surgery?
Deslauriers, Jean, and Jocelyn Gregoire. "Clinical and Surgical Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Chest, Supplement (April 2000): 96S-103S.
What books have information on the early signs of lung cancer?
The book "Lung Cancer Therapy Annual" (v. 6) can give you information on causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatments, and stages of lung cancer. Other usful books include "A Lung Cancer: Principals and Practice", "Lung Cancer: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Options", and "100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition".
does medicare cover a PET scan CT scans done & were inconclusive .s Additional testing is required to obtain a diagnosis ?
Yes Medicare does cover PET scans but only under the following 5 related applications: 1.Solitary Pulmonary Nodule 2.Staging of lung cancer. 3. Staging of Lymphoma. 4. Staging of Melanoma and detection of recurrence. 5. Recurrent colorectal cancer. In your case that a diagnosis is still inconclusive Medicare will not cover the test.
Did Monet die of old age?
The diagnosis was lung cancer.
Did Claude Monet die of lung cancer?
Yes, Monet died of lung cancer on December 5, 1926 at the age of 86.
Is possible doctor diagnosed lung cancer and later found it is not lung cancer?
A mis-diagnosis is always possible. It all depends on how many tests the doctor has performed and how accurate they are. However, a doctor probably wouldn't break the news about having lung cancer until he is sure it is lung cancer. An exception would be if he did not see something that would make the disorder other than lung cancer.
What does involvement of the lymph nodes in a lung cancer patient indicate?
Mediastinoscopy allows a physician to observe and extract a sample from the nodes for further study. Involvement of these lymph nodes indicates diagnosis and stages of lung cancer.
What is the average age to get lung cancer?
The median age for a diagnosis of lung cancer is 72, according to the most recent statistics collected between 2004 and 2008. From 1975 to 1999 the median age for a diagnosis of lung cancer was 66.
