Lung cancer(http://www.slideshare.net/danielvhenny/lung-cancer-spreads-to-liver) spreads to other parts of the body if it is not identified at right stage.The lung cancer spreads to lymph nodes and causes various types of symptoms for the patients.

1. How lung cancer spreads to
lymph nodes
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2. Lung cancer
• Lung cancer spreads to lymph nodes if necessary treatment
was not given at perfect time.
• Lung cancer often have serious effects
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spreads-to-brain-and-its-symptoms)in the body if correct
staging is not identified and treated.
• The following slide contains how lung cancer spread to lymph
nodes and its effects.

4. Cancer spreads to lymph nodes
• Lung cancer often spreads to the lymph nodes before
spreading to other regions(
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spreads-to-liver) of the body.
• It spreads in three primary ways,
1. The lymphatic system
2. The bloodstream, or
3. Locally near the tumor.

6. • When lung cancer cells travel through the lymphatic system
they are carried to lymph nodes where they can lodge and
grow.
• Lung cancer often spreads first to lymph nodes near the
tumor, known as regional lymph nodes, but may also spread
to lymph nodes in distant regions.

7. Lung cancer spreads to regions of lymph nodes
• The lymph nodes that lung cancer spreads to first often
depends upon the location of the tumor.
• Intrapulmonary lymph nodes that lie within the lungs.
• These can either be peripheral lymph nodes that is, the lymph
nodes that are found in the outer regions of the lungs or hilar
lymph nodes, which are present in the region of the chest
where the bronchi and major arteries and veins enter the
lungs

9. • Mediastinal lymph nodes are present in the area of the chest
between the lungs.
• Extra thoracic lymph nodes Refers to lymph nodes
found outside of the thorax (chest).
• These include supraclavicular lymph nodes, located in the
area just above the collar bone; and scalene lymph nodes,
which are in the neck, near the uppermost rib.

11. Lymph nodes on other side of the body
• Ipsilateral lymph nodes refers to lymph nodes on the same
side of the body as the tumor.
• Contralateral lymph nodes refers on the other side of the
chest from the tumor.

13. Symptoms of lung cancer on lymph nodes
• Swelling in the neck .
• Pain the above collar bone.
• Shortness of breath due to pressure from swollen lymph
nodes.
• Hoarseness due to pressure on nerves caused by swollen
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15. Lymph node test
• The following test were taken to test whether the tumor has
spread to lymph nodes.
• CT scan or MRI of your chest and abdomen
• Pet scan – Particularly to test non-small cell lung cancer.
• Endobronchial ultra sound.
• Mediastinoscopy.
• Lymph node biopsy.