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STEP 1
- Puffy face : swealling on the face . there is udema on the face because of destroy of
vascularitation
- Hoarse voices : changes of the voice become to rough or lost because of presure of
nervus laryngeus reccurens by tumor
- Horner’s syndrom : a syndrom can decrease work of nervus sympatics cerervical from
cervical 8 until thoracal 1 , the manifestation facial anhidrosis , ptosis , miosis ,
endoftalmopati
- Ptosis : is the medical term for dropping eye lid that caused by paralisis of sympatics
nervush
- Miosis : condition when diameter of pupil < 2 mm because of decrease of nervus
sympatis
- Facial anhidrosis : a condition in ability to sweat normally same name with
hipohidrosis its means no sweat
STEP 2
Ptosis. There is both upper and lower lid ptosis due to loss of sympathetic innervation to
the superior and inferior tarsal muscles.
Miosis. The anisocoria of a Horner syndrome is generally small, about 1.0 mm or less. The
miosis (smaller pupil) results from a lack of an active pupillodilator due to an
oculosympathetic defect; therefore, the anisocoria is greater in darkness than in room
light.
Anhidrosis. Because the sympathetic plexus accompanying the internal carotid artery
innervates sweat glands only to the medial forehead (Salvesen 2001), facial anhidrosis does
not occur significantly with postganglionic Horner syndrome. Among patients with central
and preganglionic Horner syndrome, in which there is loss of the vasomotor sympathetic
fibers to the face, the patient may or may not complain of decreased sweating on 1 side.
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5. Why he get pain in the lower chest and tightness when breathing ?
First-degree relatives of lung cancer probands have a two- to threefold excess risk of
lung cancer and other cancers, many of which are not smoking-related. These data
suggest that specific genes and/or genetic variants may contribute to susceptibility to
lung cancer. However, very few such genes have yet been identified. Individuals with
inherited mutations in RB (patients with retinoblastoma living to adulthood) and p53
(Li-Fraumeni syndrome) genes may develop lung cancer. Three genetic loci for lung
cancer risk have been identified by genomewide association studies, including 5p15
(TERT-CLPTM1L), 15q25(CHRNA5-CHRNA-3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
subunits), and 6p21 (BAT3-MSH5). A rare germline mutation (T790M) involving the
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) maybe be linked to lung cancer
susceptibility in never smokers. Currently, however, no molecular criteria are used to
select patients for more intense screening regimens or for specific chemopreventive
strategies.
Risk Factors
While the large majority (80–90%) of lung cancers is caused by cigarette smoking,
several other factors have been implicated, although none to the extent of tobacco.
Cigarette smokers have a tenfold or greater increase in risk of this cancer compared to
those who have never smoked. A deep sequencing study suggested that one genetic
mutation is induced for every 15 cigarettes smoked. The risk of lung cancer is lower
among persons who quit smoking than among those who continue smoking; former
smokers have a ninefold increased risk of developing lung cancer compared to men
who have never smoked versus the twentyfold excess in those who continue to smoke.
The size of the risk reduction increases with the length of time the person has quit
smoking, although generally even long-term former smokers have higher risks of lung
cancer than those who never smoked. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of all the
major lung cancer cell types. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or secondhand
smoke is also an established cause of lung cancer. The risk from ETS is less than from
active smoking, with a 20–30% increase in lung cancer observed among never
smokers married for many years to smokers, in comparison to the 2000% increase
among continuing active smokers.
While cigarette smoking is the dominant cause of lung cancer, several other risk
factors have been identified, including occupational exposures to asbestos, arsenic,
bischloromethyl ether, hexavalent chromium, mustard gas, nickel (as in certain nickel-
refining processes), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Occupational studies also
have provided insight into possible mechanisms of lung cancer induction. For
example, the risk of lung cancer among asbestos-exposed workers is increased
primarily among those with underlying asbestosis, raising the possibility that the
scarring and inflammation produced by this fibrotic nonmalignant lung disease may in
many cases (though likely not in all) be the trigger for asbestos-induced lung cancer.
Several other occupational exposures have been associated with increased rates of
lung cancer, but the causal nature of the association is not as clear.
The risk of lung cancer appears higher among individuals with low fruit and vegetable
intake during adulthood. This observation led to hypotheses that specific nutrients, in
particular retinoids and carotenoids, might have chemopreventive effects for lung
cancer. However, randomized trials failed to validate this hypothesis. In fact, studies
found the incidence of lung cancer was increased among smokers with
supplementation. Ionizing radiation is also an established lung carcinogen, most
convincingly demonstrated from studies showing increased rates of lung cancer
among survivors of the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and large
excesses among workers exposed to alpha irradiation from radon in underground
uranium mining. Prolonged exposure to low-level radon in homes might impart a risk
of lung cancer equal or greater than that of ETS. Prior lung diseases such as chronic
bronchitis, emphysema, and tuberculosis have been linked to increased risks of lung
cancer as well.
Smoking Cessation
Given the undeniable link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer (not even
addressing other tobacco-related illnesses), physicians must promote tobacco
abstinence. Physicians also must help their patients who smoke to stop smoking.
Smoking cessation, even well into middle age, can minimize an individual's
subsequent risk of lung cancer. Stopping tobacco use before middle age avoids more
than 90% of the lung cancer risk attributable to tobacco. However, little health benefit
is derived from just "cutting back." Importantly, smoking cessation can even be
beneficial in individuals with an established diagnosis of lung cancer, as it is
associated with improved survival, fewer side effects from therapy, and an overall
improvement in quality of life. Moreover, smoking can alter the metabolism of many
chemotherapy drugs, potentially adversely altering the toxicities and therapeutic
benefits of the agents. Consequently, it is important to promote smoking cessation
even after the diagnosis of lung cancer is established.
First-degree relatives of lung cancer probands have a two- to threefold excess risk of
lung cancer and other cancers, many of which are not smoking-related. These data
suggest that specific genes and/or genetic variants may contribute to susceptibility to
lung cancer. However, very few such genes have yet been identified. Individuals with
inherited mutations in RB (patients with retinoblastoma living to adulthood) and p53
(Li-Fraumeni syndrome) genes may develop lung cancer. Three genetic loci for lung
cancer risk have been identified by genomewide association studies, including 5p15
(TERT-CLPTM1L), 15q25(CHRNA5-CHRNA-3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
subunits), and 6p21 (BAT3-MSH5). A rare germline mutation (T790M) involving the
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) maybe be linked to lung cancer
susceptibility in never smokers. Currently, however, no molecular criteria are used to
select patients for more intense screening regimens or for specific chemopreventive
strategies.
Cryosurgery
Good short term cure rates have been reported for small histologically confirmed SCC
treated by cryosurgery in experienced hands. Prior biopsy is necessary to establish the
diagnosis histologically. There is great variability in the use of liquid nitrogen for cryotherapy
and significant transatlantic variations in practice. For this reason caution should be
exercised in the use of cryotherapy for SCC although it may be an appropriate technique for
selected cases in specialised centres
Cryosurgery is not appropriate for locally recurrent disease or high risk tumours.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is generally contraindicated in the younger patient because the scar from
surgery is usually less noticeable than the pallor and telangiectases which develop as a late
effect in irradiated skin. In some circumstances radiotherapy will give a better cosmetic
effect, particularly where loss of tissue is likely to cause cosmetic or functional impairment.
For example, the lower eyelid, the inner canthus of the eye, the lip, the tip of the nose and in
some cases the ear. SCC can be cured by radiotherapy in more than 90% of cases.
Surgical Excision
Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for the majority of cutaneous SCC. It allows full
characterisation of the tumour and a guide to the adequacy of treatment through histological
examination of the margins of the excised tissue.
Other Treatments
Multi-professional Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous
Squamous Cell Carcinoma