This type of scan can better visualize tumors, their size and shape, and their location in the lungs. A spot on the lung (or a lung nodule) may be found after a chest X-ray or CT scan. Most lung ...

People who have better outcomes after metastasectomy include those with single lesions and those who had a long disease-free period after removal of their primary tumor. Other techniques that may be ...

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells ...

Fluorescence bronchoscopy is currently being developed as a method for detecting early lung cancers, carcinoma in situ, and dysplastic lesions of the tracheobronchial tree. The ultimate aim is to ...