These symptoms are actually a recurrence of lung cancer

Lung cancer is a relatively common type of cancer in the body. There are many ways to treat lung cancer. In the early stages of lung cancer, when the condition is not serious, it can be treated with medication and conservative treatments. However, cancer has a relatively high recurrence rate. When lung cancer is cured, lymph node metastasis or pleural metastasis in the body may be a manifestation of lung cancer recurrence.

Symptoms of lung cancer recurrence

1. Lymph node metastasis and manifestations of superior vena cava syndrome The most common lymph node metastases are the mediastinal lymph nodes and supraclavicular lymph nodes, which are mostly on the same side of the lesion. Generally, there will be symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath and even suffocation. If the esophagus is compressed, swallowing difficulties may occur. Superior vena cava syndrome refers to direct invasion of the tumor or compression of the superior vena cava by mediastinal lymph node metastasis, or embolism in the cavity. It may cause headache, facial edema, varicose veins in the neck and chest, increased pressure, difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain, and difficulty swallowing. There are also often symptoms such as fainting or dizziness when bending over. Of course, there are other symptoms, which are not listed one by one.

2. Manifestations of pleural metastasis The pleura is a common site of invasion and metastasis of lung cancer, including direct invasion and implantation metastasis. Common symptoms include dyspnea, cough, chest tightness and chest pain, but there may also be no symptoms at all. It is a difficult location to detect during examination.

3. Manifestations of bone metastasis Common sites of lung cancer bone metastasis include ribs, vertebrae, ilium, femur, etc., which manifest as local pain with fixed-point tenderness, percussion pain, movement disorders, and pathological fractures. Spinal metastases can compress the spinal canal causing obstruction or compression symptoms.

4. Manifestations of liver metastasis and kidney metastasis Liver metastasis may manifest as loss of appetite, pain in the liver area, sometimes accompanied by nausea, serum γ-GT is often positive, AKP is progressively increased, and physical examination may reveal an enlarged liver with a hard and nodular feel. About 35% of patients who died of lung cancer were found to have renal metastasis. Most renal metastases have no clinical symptoms, but sometimes they may manifest as low back pain and renal insufficiency.

5. Manifestations of brain metastasis and spinal cord metastasis The incidence of brain, meningeal and spinal cord metastasis is about 10%. Common symptoms include increased intracranial pressure, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, and changes in mental status. Rare symptoms include epileptic seizures, cranial nerve involvement, hemiplegia, ataxia, aphasia, and sudden fainting. The above is what Professor He said about the symptoms of recurrence and metastasis after lung cancer surgery. I hope it can provide some help to everyone. Lung cancer is very harmful. If the above symptoms of recurrence and metastasis occur, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment immediately. While cooperating with relevant treatments, you must also do a good job of daily care. In addition, even if there are no symptoms, regular check-ups are necessary.