65-year-old man presented with hemoptysis and stage 3 clubbing. The probable diagnosis of the patient is?
Ans. A. Non- small cell lung Ca* Most common cause of hemoptysis is tuberculosis but at 65 years of age it is more likely a presentation of lung cancer.* Lung cancers can cause hemoptysis but clubbing is seen with non- small cell cancer of the lung only. Remember that clubbing is absent in small cell cancer of the lung.
Non- small cell lung Ca
Small cell cancer of lung
Tuberculosis
Sarcoidosis
Respiratory