What are the lung cancer examination items

Accurate examination and diagnosis are the premise and basis for correct treatment. If the diagnosis is wrong, the treatment will naturally not be appropriate, which may delay the disease and cause some unnecessary harm. The same is true for lung cancer. Next, let’s take a look at what lung cancer examination items are.

Bronchoscopy: It plays an important role in the diagnosis of lung cancer and is also a frequently used examination method. Bronchoscopy can directly observe the pathological changes of the bronchial endothelium and lumen. If cancer or cancerous infiltration is observed, tissue can be taken for pathological section examination, or bronchial secretions can be aspirated for cytological examination to confirm the diagnosis and determine the histological type.

Cytology: A method often used in diagnosing lung cancer. Generally, for patients with primary lung cancer, cytology can be used to find scattered cancer cells in the sputum and determine the histological type of the cancer cells. Therefore, sputum cytology is a simple and effective method for lung cancer screening and diagnosis.

Through chest exploration: If a patient has a mass in the lungs, and after many examinations and exploratory treatments in a short period of time, the nature of the lesion cannot be determined, and the possibility of lung cancer cannot be ruled out, a chest exploration should be performed if the patient's general condition permits. During the operation, appropriate treatment will be given according to the lesion and the results of pathological tissue examination. This can avoid delaying the disease and causing lung cancer cases to lose the opportunity for early treatment.