Guide To The Causes And Complications Of Large Cell Carcinoma

Metastasis

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An individual who has large cell carcinoma can experience the metastasis or spread of their cancer to other parts and organs in their body as a complication of their malignancy. Metastatic lung cancer is also commonly referred to as secondary lung cancer in the medical community. The most prevalent organs to be affected by metastatic lung cancer include the bladder, breast, kidney, testicles, bones, colon, rectum, and prostate. Cancerous cells from the lungs can spread when they enter the bloodstream, are absorbed into the lymph vessels, or physically grow through the tissues of the lung into other neighboring structures. Because symptoms of large cell carcinoma do not manifest until the disease becomes advanced, some patients may already have metastatic lung cancer upon diagnosis. The main characteristics of the cancer cells in an affected individual do not change or become altered during this process. The cancer cells just move and live in a new organ or tissue in the body in addition to the lung.

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