Is lung infiltration lung cancer?

Pulmonary infiltration is a description of the results of imaging examinations, which may be lung cancer. However, pulmonary infiltration is not specific and may also be caused by other diseases, such as lung infection.

Pulmonary infiltration mainly refers to the entry of abnormal cells into the lung tissue or the appearance of tissue that should not exist, as well as excessive accumulation of certain original substances, which will appear as lung shadows in imaging, indicating that the lung tissue is abnormal, which may be infectious or non-infectious. Common infectious factors are lung infections by bacteria, fungi, viruses, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, etc. Non-infectious factors may include pneumoconiosis, diffuse lung damage, lung cancer, etc. If it is a lung infection, it may cause symptoms of coughing and difficulty breathing. If it is lung cancer, as the tumor develops and the condition becomes serious, it may threaten the patient's life safety, and further blood routine, C-reactive protein, tumor markers and other examinations are needed.

Patients are advised to undergo further examinations to clarify the cause of the disease, and then take appropriate treatment measures as prescribed by the doctor to avoid delaying treatment.