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Could a local tumor in the lung spread to develop bone metastasize without affecting the rest of the lungs?
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Yes: It is possible for a lesion in the lungs to spread to the bones without affecting the rest of the lungs.
Answered 1/22/2015
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Yes: Malignant tumors often start to spread throughout the body before the primary tumor enlarges. Often times the tumor in the lung is still small when cells escape and travel to other parts of the body and skeleton start metastatic tumors.
Answered 7/6/2013
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