ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of the medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the lung. They also do tests to learn if a tumor has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the tumor has spread, it is called metastatic. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of a lung neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Use the menu to see other pages.

What are the symptoms and signs of a lung NET?

A NET of the lung often causes no symptoms or signs in its early stages. This type of tumor is usually on imaging tests for another condition and sometimes by a surgeon during an unrelated surgery.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a basic drawing of the main body parts affected by a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the lung. Use the menu to see other pages.

A lung NET may affect the bone, liver, and less commonly, the brain.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the lung each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with a tumor are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after being diagnosed with a NET. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include: