How to diagnose primary lung cancer? Diagnostic methods for early primary lung cancer

Primary lung cancer refers to cancer that originates in the lung bronchi, and most of the time it appears in the bronchial mucosal epithelium. This disease is relatively dangerous. If not treated in time, it is likely to be life-threatening. Therefore, once symptoms appear, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. It can be diagnosed through imaging examination, endoscopic examination and pathological examination.

Primary lung cancer is also called bronchogenic lung cancer. There are many factors that cause this disease. It is related to smoking, air pollution, chronic lung diseases and heredity. Especially for patients who smoke for a long time, it is more likely to cause this disease. When this disease occurs, the patient will keep coughing. When the condition worsens, there will be symptoms of coughing up phlegm, fever or persistent low fever, which seriously damages the health of the lungs. Therefore, once these symptoms appear, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. So what are the ways to check for primary lung cancer?

1. Imaging examination. This examination method uses computer tomography to understand the growth location and size of the patient's tumor. It can also check the degree of invasion of these tumors on surrounding tissues. It is a good examination method for early detection of lung cancer.

2. Endoscopic examination. This examination method can examine the patient's bronchi, chest cavity and other parts, and is also the main way to diagnose lung cancer. During the examination, the doctor can very intuitively understand the specific conditions of the patient's bronchi and chest cavity. It can not only determine whether the patient has lung cancer, but also determine the type of lung cancer and the severity of the disease.

3. Pathological examination. This examination method has a very high accuracy rate. It extracts the patient's pathological tissue and conducts targeted tests on it. It can quickly find out whether the patient's pathological tissue is abnormal. At the same time, this diagnosis is also very fast and can clarify the specific situation of the patient's lung activity tissue, which is very helpful for the next step of treatment.