See Also: secondary lung cancer(medicine)
Lung cancer(medicine)
lung cancer(encyclopedia)
cancer, lung(medicine)
Cancer, lung(health)
Lung cancer(health)
metastatic lung cancer(medicine)
metastatic cancer to the lung(medicine)
Familial lung cancer(health)
Cancer, small cell lung(health)

secondary lung cancer (medicine)


secondary lung cancer


The spread of cancerous tumours from a distant organ to the lung. Due to the lungs tremendous blood and lymphatic supply it is a frequent site for metastatic cancer. Cancers which commonly metastasize to the lung include osteosarcoma, breast cancer, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumour and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.