Cheng Aaron M, Wood Douglas E
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356310, 1959 NE Pacific Street, AA-115, Seattle, WA 98195-6310, USA.
Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2011 Oct;20(4):779-90. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2011.07.008.
Pulmonary symptoms from advanced-stage lung cancer often require palliative treatments for compassionate patient care. Although many of these symptoms can result from complications of advanced lung cancer treatment regimens (ie, radiation/chemotherapy-induced lung toxicity) or the patient's underlying comorbid conditions and poor constitution, a significant number of patients have symptoms that originate from the primary tumor itself or from locoregional metastases within the thoracic cavity. These complications from advanced-stage lung cancer can be a serious threat to life and require appropriate intervention.
晚期肺癌引起的肺部症状通常需要进行姑息治疗，以给予患者人性化的关怀。尽管这些症状中的许多可能是由晚期肺癌治疗方案的并发症（即放疗/化疗引起的肺部毒性）或患者潜在的合并症及身体状况不佳导致的，但仍有相当数量的患者症状源于原发性肿瘤本身或胸腔内的局部区域转移。晚期肺癌的这些并发症可能对生命构成严重威胁，需要进行适当干预。
