Page created on November 19, 2018. Last updated on December 18, 2024 at 16:56
Organ: Lung
Description:
We can see many greyish foci on the lung parenchyme. Anthracosis on the hilar lymph nodes is visible.
Diagnosis: Pulmonary metastasis
Causes:
- Metastasis most commonly from
- Kidney
- Liver
- Musculoskeletal system
Theory:
Nothing special, just regular theory about metastatic tumors.
Metastases rarely spread from skeletal muscle to the lungs.
Really? This page disagrees with you: http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/4/1/34.long
Also, the lecture on oncology writes that soft tissue cancers often metastasize into the lung via the caval system.