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ConditionName
Cancer metastasis
ConditionDescription
Symptoms
Pain and fractures, when cancer has spread to the bone; Not relived by rest, worse at night; Headache, seizures, or dizziness, when cancer has spread to the brain; Shortness of breath (SOB), when cancer has spread to the lung; Jaundice or swelling in the belly, when cancer has spread to the liver.
PhysicalFindings
ClinicalTests
↑ LDH, ↑ ALP, Biopsy; MRI (best for bone cancer); Nuclear medicine bone scan, PET scan; ↑ Ca; ↑ P;
RiskFactors
Diagnosed cancer: Brain; Breast; Prostate; Thyroid; Renal; Skin; Lymphoma;
IsRedFlag
IsNPLEX
Consequence
ProgressionFromCondition
TreatmentOptions
Radiation;
PharmOptions
Chemo
WebLink
https://www.cancer.gov/types/metastatic-cancer
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