Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Lungs
Lungs
Lung cancer, lateral chest X-ray
Lung cancer, lateral chest X-ray
Lung cancer, frontal chest X-ray
Lung cancer, frontal chest X-ray
Adenocarcinoma - chest X-ray
Adenocarcinoma - chest X-ray
Bronchial cancer - CT scan
Bronchial cancer - CT scan
Bronchial cancer - chest X-ray
Bronchial cancer - chest X-ray
Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Secondhand Smoke and Lung Cancer
Secondhand Smoke and Lung Cancer
Normal lungs and alveoli
Normal lungs and alveoli
Respiratory system
Respiratory system
Smoking hazards
Smoking hazards
Bronchoscope
Bronchoscope


Lung cancer - small cell

Alternative Names:
Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell lung cancer

Symptoms:

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:



Signs and tests:

The doctor can sometimes detect fluid that has collected around the lungs from a cancer by listening to your chest with a stethoscope.

Tests that may be performed include:

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:




Review Date: 6/8/2003
Reviewed By: Robert J. Green, M.D., M.S.C.E., Division of Oncology, Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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