A 70-year-old man has a 3-month history of weakness and a 10-kg (22-lb) weight loss. He has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:47 am
A 70-year-old man has a 3-month history of weakness and a 10-kg (22-lb) weight loss. He has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes daily for 50 years An x-ray of the chest shows a 4-em lesion in the right upper lobe. Serum calcium concentration is 13.5 mg/dl. There are no bone metastases. A malignant lesion arising in a segmental bronchus is seen during lobectomy Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Adenocarcinoma
B) Carcinoid
C) Leiomyosarcoma
D) Small cell carcinoma
E) Squamous cell carcinoma
A) Adenocarcinoma
B) Carcinoid
C) Leiomyosarcoma
D) Small cell carcinoma
E) Squamous cell carcinoma