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Metastatic pleural tumor is a type of cancer that has spread from another organ to the thin membrane (pleura) surrounding the lungs.
Alternative NamesTumor - metastatic pleural
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThe blood and lymph systems can carry cancer cells to other organs in the body, where they can produce new growths or tumors. The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body occurs in 20-40% of patients who are dying of cancer.
Almost any type of cancer can spread to the lungs. Lung and breast cancers most commonly spread to the lungs.
Patients who have previously had cancer are at risk for developing metastatic pleural tumors if the cancer was not successfully treated. About 5 out of 10,000 people will get this cancer.
Symptoms- Chest pain
- Cough
- General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
- Shortness of breath
- Weight loss
- Chest x-ray
- CT scan of the chest
- Open pleural biopsy
- Pleural fluid analysis
- Pleural needle biopsy
- Removal of fluid from around the lungs (thoracentesis)
Pleural tumors usually cannot be removed with surgery. The original (primary) cancer should be treated. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be appropriate, depending on the type of primary cancer.
Your health care provider may recommend a procedure called thoracentesis if you have a lot of fluid collecting around your lungs and you have shortness of breath or low blood oxygen levels. This procedure removes the fluid and allows the lung to expand more, making it easier to breathe.
To prevent the fluid from collecting again, medication may be placed directly into your chest space through a tube, called a catheter. Or, your surgeon may spray a medication or talc on the lung surface during the procedure to remove the fluid surrounding your lungs.
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Expectations (prognosis)The 5-year survival rate (number of people who live for more than 5 years after diagnosis) is less than 25% for people with pleural tumors that have spread.
Complications- Side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Continued spread of cancer
Early detection and treatment of primary cancers may prevent metastatic pleural tumors in some individuals.
ReferencesEttinger DS. Lung cancer and other pulmonary neoplasms. In Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 201.
Juergens RA, Spira AI, Brahmer JR. Effusions. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 60.
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