| Not all cancers of lung will spread. But if the | | | | the lung. Specialists consider it as advanced if you |
| cancer does spread there are certain areas of | | | | have fluid collecting around the lung and the fluid |
| the body that it is more possible to go to. The | | | | has cancer cells. This situation is named a pleural |
| most common areas for lung cancer to spread to | | | | effusion. |
| are the lymph nodes, the liver, the bones, and the | | | | Advanced (or metastatic) lung cancer indicates |
| brain. Seeing as the cancer tends to spread or | | | | the cancer has spread from where it begun in the |
| metastasize very early after it forms, it is a very | | | | lung. Your cancer might be advanced when it is |
| serious cancer and one of the most complicated | | | | first diagnosed. Or it may return some time after |
| cancers to treat. | | | | you are first treated. |
| Symptoms of metastatic lung tumors rely on the | | | | Cancer spread to the liver might lead to pain in |
| location and size. Approximately 30%-40% of | | | | your right side, just under your ribs. Or you might |
| people with cancer of lung have a number of | | | | feel sick, mainly after eating rich food. A later |
| symptoms or signs of metastatic disease. | | | | symptom is frequently jaundice - the whites of |
| Metastatic lung cancer in the liver typically does | | | | your eyes and your skin may look a bit yellow. |
| not cause symptoms, minimally by the time of | | | | Your doctor could test how well your liver is |
| diagnosis. | | | | working with a blood test. The most common |
| Cancer of lung can spread locally. It might grow | | | | test to take a look at the liver is an abdominal |
| into an airway, or into the chest wall or lining of | | | | ultrasound. |