How much does a throat cancer check cost?

The incidence of diseases such as laryngeal cancer has gradually increased in recent years. Once such malignant tumors occur, they will endanger the patient's life. The disease has a relatively high mortality rate, so many patients feel afraid when they are sick. So how much does it cost to check for laryngeal cancer? Let's take a look at the editor's detailed introduction.

Relevant experts have suggested that the question of how much it costs for laryngeal cancer examination cannot be generalized, because each patient's situation is different and the examination items will be different. Let's take a look at the examination items for laryngeal cancer.

1. Neck examination

It includes inspection and palpation of the laryngeal shape and cervical lymph nodes. For palpation of cervical lymph nodes, the distribution pattern of cervical lymph nodes should be followed, and the examination should be carried out step by step from top to bottom and from front to back to find out the location and size of the swollen lymph nodes.

2. Laryngoscopy

Indirect laryngoscopy is a commonly used clinical examination method for laryngeal cancer. Only when the indirect laryngoscopy examination is unsatisfactory or it is difficult to obtain pathology, direct laryngoscope and fiberoptic light guide can be used to further understand the tumor invasion into the larynx, and tissue can be taken in time for suspicious lesions and sent for pathological examination.

3. Imaging examination

(1) X-ray examination: X-ray lateral laryngeal films and anteroposterior laryngeal tomographic films can clarify the general location, size, shape of the lesion and changes in the cartilage, trachea or anterior cervical soft tissue. If necessary, laryngeal angiography can be performed.

(2) CT and MR examinations: They are helpful in determining the extent of tumor growth in the larynx, the extent of external invasion, and the status of cervical lymph node metastasis, which is especially helpful for patients in the advanced stage.

(3) Ultrasonic tomography: A method used to detect enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, determine their location and relationship with surrounding tissues, and conduct follow-up examinations after postoperative radiotherapy. It has the advantages of being non-destructive, convenient, accurate, low-cost, and can be performed repeatedly.

The above is an introduction to the examination methods for laryngeal cancer. Do you have some understanding of the examination methods for laryngeal cancer? I hope that family members will pay more attention to patients and give patients confidence in recovery, and patients should also actively cooperate with doctors.