| When the cancer is diagnosed, up to one-fourth | | | | are hence sometimes called "incidentalomas". |
| of all people with lung cancer may have no | | | | The most general malignant tumors located in the |
| symptoms. These cancers typically are identified | | | | adrenal gland are tumors that originate from |
| incidentally when a chest x-ray is made for | | | | cancer cells that have metastasized from other |
| another reason. | | | | areas of the body to the adrenal gland by means |
| Lung cancer can either spread locally and involve | | | | of the blood stream. Some different kinds of |
| nearby tissues, for example the cavity outside | | | | cancer may spread to the glands of adrenal, most |
| the lungs, layers around the heart, or may travel | | | | usually melanomas, lung cancers, and breast |
| to distant locations like local lymph glands or the | | | | cancers. |
| bones, liver, brain or the opposite lung. Other | | | | In short, If cancerous cells break away from the |
| organs where cancer of lung tends to spread are | | | | original tumor, travel, and develop within other |
| the adrenal glands, which are the glands placed | | | | body parts-like the brain, liver, the opposite lung, |
| above the kidneys and which generate special | | | | bone, adrenal glands, or lymph nodes of the chest |
| hormones. | | | | or collarbone (clavicle) regions-the process is |
| The most general tumor of the adrenal gland is in | | | | recognized as metastasis. |
| fact a benign tumor called an adrenal adenoma. In | | | | Symptoms of metastatic lung tumors rely on the |
| a good number of patients, these benign tumors | | | | location and size. About 30%-40% of people with |
| never lead to a patient to have any symptoms | | | | cancer of lung have a number of symptoms or |
| and do not require to be treated. They are | | | | signs of metastatic disease. Metastatic lung cancer |
| typically found when a patient has a CT (or CAT) | | | | in the glands usually causes no symptoms by the |
| scan of the body for an unconnected reason, and | | | | time of diagnosis as well. |