Cancer · UKMLA & AKT
Lung metastases
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise lung metastases — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Women - most common primary causing bone metastases: breast cancer
- Men - most common primary: prostate cancer
- Lung cancer ranks third overall after breast and prostate
- Colorectal, renal, and lymphoma are less frequent causes of bone metastases
Mnemonic for bone metastases primaries: Breast, Lung, Thyroid, Kidney, Prostate = BLT with Ketchup and Pickle
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