Anatomy subcategory

Lung Cancer

Mnemonics for types, staging, paraneoplastic syndromes and presentation.

Entries in Lung Cancer

Causes of Clubbing Mnemonic

Respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal and endocrine causes

A memory aid for the systemic causes of finger clubbing.

Lung Cancer Presentation Mnemonic

Local invasion, distant spread and hormone secretion

A memory aid for the local, metastatic and paraneoplastic features of lung cancer.

Lung Cancer Types Mnemonic

Small cell is central and rapidly metastasising; non-small cell divides into squamous, adeno and large cell

A memory aid for the histological types of lung cancer and their behaviour.