Lung tumor
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| D38.1 | Lung tumor |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
A lung tumor or lung tumor is a benign or malignant growth of the lungs . The starting tissue is epithelium or mesenchyme .
Benign lung tumors
Benign tumors are usually symptom-free, often incidental findings on an X-ray with sharply defined shading, mostly in the outer lung segments.
Are eligible:
- Chondroma
- Fibroma
- Hamartochondroma (mixed tumor with hamartoma and chondroma parts)
- Lipoma
- Neuroma
- Osteoma
- Teratoma
Malignant lung tumors
Malignant tumors are far more common (around 80%)
The following distinction is common:
- Primary lung tumor, originating from the bronchial system , less often from the epithelium of the alveoli
- Secondary lung tumor, invading as a metastasis via the bloodstream (hematogenous) or from adjacent tissues
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Willibald Pschyrembel : Clinical Dictionary , 266th, updated edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033997-0 , keyword lung tumors
- ↑ Joachim Frey : Diseases of the respiratory organs. In: Ludwig Heilmeyer (ed.): Textbook of internal medicine. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Göttingen / Heidelberg 1955; 2nd edition ibid. 1961, pp. 599-746, here: pp. 722 f. ( Lung tumors ).
- ↑ a b Entry on lung tumor in Flexikon , a wiki from DocCheck
- ^ Cancer Society
