How to check for early throat cancer

How to check for early-stage laryngeal cancer? Laryngeal cancer is a malignant tumor that has a certain impact on the lives and work of many people, but many people know very little about it. Those who have unexplained hoarseness, foreign body sensation in the throat, and persistent throat pain, and who have not responded to treatment, especially those over 40 years old, should undergo a careful and comprehensive examination to make a clear diagnosis. So, how to check for early-stage laryngeal cancer?

How to check for early laryngeal cancer? Here's how to check for laryngeal cancer.

(1) Laryngoscopy:

① Indirect laryngoscopy: This is the most commonly used and basic examination method. When a tumor is found under the microscope, a living tissue can be taken for pathological examination or a smear can be taken for cytological examination.

②Fiberoptic laryngoscopy: It can clearly see the parts that are difficult to see with indirect laryngoscopy, can record videos and take photos for preservation, can clamp and take living tissue for pathological examination, or make smears for cytological examination.

(2) Imaging examination:

X-ray photography. Larynx anteroposterior and lateral photography can observe the location and range of the tumor, respiratory tract conditions, whether the thyroid cartilage is destroyed, whether the prevertebral soft tissue is thickened, etc. Round esophageal barium swallow photography: can understand the esophageal population and swallowing conditions.