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What health problems do benign tumors cause?
These tumors may cause no symptoms, but if they grow to be large, or if they press on the brain or spinal column, they can cause symptoms. These symptoms include headache, seizure, weakness on one side, and vision problems. Rarely, these tumors can turn cancerous.
What is the difference between stage 1 and 2 cancer?
stage 1 – the cancer is small and hasn’t spread anywhere else. stage 2 – the cancer has grown, but hasn’t spread. stage 3 – the cancer is larger and may have spread to the surrounding tissues and/or the lymph nodes (or “glands”, part of the immune system)
Is Stage 2 lung cancer curable?
Stage II (2) lung cancer is considered an early-stage form of the lung disease and may be curable through surgery or a combination of treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.
What is the life expectancy of a person with stage 2 lung cancer?
Outlook. More than half of the people diagnosed with stage II live 5 years or longer. Specifically, the 5-year survival rate is 60% for stage IIA and 53% for stage IIB. Your cancer may never go away completely.
Is a 4 cm lung nodule serious?
Nodules between 6 mm and 10 mm need to be carefully assessed. Nodules greater than 10 mm in diameter should be biopsied or removed due to the 80 percent probability that they are malignant. Nodules greater than 3 cm are referred to as lung masses.
What are benign lung tumors?
Benign lung tumors (pulmonary tumors) are relatively common, and are likely to be found much more frequently with the widespread use of CT lung cancer screening. You may find yourself feeling reassured if you are told a tumor is benign, but what could it be?
What is the treatment for benign lung tumors?
In almost all cases, benign lung tumors require no treatment, but your doctor will probably monitor the tumor for changes. What are benign lung tumors? A lung tumor is the result of abnormal rates of cell division or cell death in lung tissue, or in the airways that lead to the lungs.
What is the prognosis for benign lung tumors?
Benign lung tumors: Are not cancerous, so will not spread to other parts of the body. Grow slowly, or might even stop growing or shrink. Are usually not life-threatening. Usually do not need to be removed.
What causes benign lung nodules?
The causes of benign lung tumors and nodules are poorly understood. But in general, they often result from problems like these: An infectious fungus (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, or aspergillosis, for example) Birth defects such as a lung cyst or other lung malformation.