Lung Cancer : Haematogenous Metastases

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High blood supply areas including:

  • Brain

    • About 10% of SCLC have brain involvement at presentation, about 30% of SCC have brain involvement at some stage of the disease process

    • NSCLC: brain involvement occurs commonly in adenocarcinomas, and large cell carcinomas

  • Liver, bone, skin, adrenals (but not kidneys which is surprising)


Category: Pathology Notes

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