Table 2:
Lung Cancer Manifestations
 
Paraneoplastic
Local
Growth
Regional
Growth
Metastatic
Disease
Cutaneous/
Skeletal
Endocrine
Hematologic
Neurologic
Renal
Cough Dysphagia/
Dyspnea
Headache Acanthosis nigricans Cushing's syndrome Anemia/ polycythemia Cancer-associated retinopathy Glomerulonephritis
Dyspnea Hoarseness Hepatomegaly Clubbing Humoral hypercalcemia DIC Encephalomyelitis Nephrotic
syndrome
Hemoptysis Horner's syndrome Mental status change Dermatomyositis SIADH Eosinophilia Lambert-eaton syndrome  
Pain Hypoxia Pain Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Tumor necrosis factor (cachexia) Granulocytosis Neuropathies  
   Pancoast syndrome Papilledema       Thrombophlebitis Cerebellar degeneration  
   Pericardial/ pleural effusions Seizures              
   Superior
vena cava syndrome
Skin/ soft tissue mass              
      Syncope              
      Weakness           
  
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