Common clinical symptoms of central lung cancer

Many people may not know about central lung cancer, but it is a common type of lung cancer, which is very harmful to patients. What are the common symptoms of central lung cancer ? Here are some common symptoms of central lung cancer.

In general, common symptoms of central lung cancer include:

1. Localized wheezing: Most of the time, it is unilateral localized wheezing, especially the wheezing during the inspiratory phase. It does not disappear after coughing. It is a common symptom of central lung cancer, but it is short-lived and easily ignored.

2. Pale complexion: Central lung cancer patients often have pale, dull, flushed, purple, red face, crab claw lines, dullness, sallow complexion, etc., especially on the cheeks. In particular, the crab claw lines on the zygomatic area become more severe as the clinical stage worsens.

3. Cough: The most common symptom of this type of central lung cancer is irritating dry cough.

4. Metastatic symptoms: As the condition of central lung cancer worsens, metastatic symptoms will appear. The symptoms of central lung cancer vary with the different metastatic sites. For example, lymph nodes in and around the mediastinum and the superior vena cava can cause superior vena cava syndrome, which can manifest as varicose veins on the face, neck, and neck; jugular vein distension can occur in the superior vena cava; recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion can cause hoarseness of the vocal cords; intracranial metastasis can cause nausea, headache, and other intracranial hypertension symptoms. These are common symptoms of central lung cancer.

The above is an introduction to the common symptoms of central lung cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Once the symptoms of central lung cancer appear, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.