If the tumor arises in a large bronchus, symptoms arise early, but tumors originating in a peripheral bronchus can grow large without producing symptoms.
Lung cancer may also be responsible for formation of an abscess.
When the heart cannot pump enough to keep the blood moving, it returns to the blood vessels in the lungs.
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the lesion has been stable over 2 years.
To me consolidation of lung is a finding and not a specific diagnosis.
We will show a case in a moment.