Early detection of throat cancer

Early detection of laryngeal cancer? Laryngeal cancer is one of the malignant tumor diseases, which has a certain impact on the lives and work of many people, but many people know very little about it. Laryngeal cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the epithelial tissue of the laryngeal mucosa. Patients are mainly middle-aged and elderly people, and men are more likely to suffer from laryngeal cancer than women. Most laryngeal cancers occur in the vocal cords. Therefore, when symptoms such as hoarseness or throat discomfort, sore throat, etc. appear, and these symptoms last for a long time and gradually worsen, and anti-inflammatory treatment is ineffective, it should be suspected. Any middle-aged or elderly person who has a hoarse voice for more than 6 weeks, and a few patients who find a lump in the neck, should see an otolaryngologist. So, how to check for laryngeal cancer? What are the early symptoms?

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.