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Lingular atelectasis and lung cancer relationship?
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The lingula is the: Smallest lung segment on the left side. Atelectasis means collapse. A central lung cancer could obstruct the airway and lead to collapse.
Answered 9/18/2019
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Depends: Is the lung cancer also in the lingula sometimes the cancer plugs the airway and causes distal collapse(atelectasis) also pneumonia, cancer and atelectasis are part of COPD due to smoking.
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