What are the common diagnostic methods for lung cancer? What are the common diagnostic methods for lung cancer?

The diagnosis of lung cancer and the choice of treatment plan are inseparable from the diagnosis of lung cancer. Early diagnosis of lung cancer can timely determine the condition and treat it as soon as possible. The diagnosis of the disease should be taken seriously, especially for middle-aged people, who should focus on disease prevention. Long-term regular physical examinations are beneficial. Let’s take a look at some commonly used diagnostic methods for lung cancer.

The early symptoms of lung cancer are not obvious. As the disease progresses, patients may experience symptoms such as cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, etc. In the late stage of lung cancer, patients may experience fatigue, weight loss, and tumor compression of surrounding tissues such as hoarseness due to compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Bronchial examination is a commonly used method for diagnosing lung cancer. It can directly observe the pathological conditions of the disease and can assist in taking biopsy tissue for pathological examination and taking bronchial secretion smears to check for cancer cells.

If the lung puncture is accurately positioned, the smear test of the puncture material can generally obtain a positive result, which can be used as a basis for the diagnosis of lung cancer. Sputum cell examination can determine the type of lung cancer and is a simple and effective method for diagnosing lung cancer. Multiple sputum cell examinations can increase the diagnosis rate.

The diagnosis of lung cancer also needs to be differentiated from other clinical lung diseases. Pulmonary tuberculosis has symptoms such as cough and blood in sputum. The sputum tuberculosis test is positive and anti-tuberculosis treatment is effective. Pneumonia generally develops quickly, with obvious systemic symptoms, and is effective after antibacterial treatment. The diagnosis of lung cancer also needs to be differentiated from lung abscess, pulmonary pseudotumor, mediastinal tumor, bronchial fluid cyst and pulmonary arteriovenous aneurysm.

If you have lung cancer, you must first undergo a scientific diagnosis. The above introduces the common diagnostic methods for lung cancer. There are many clinical diagnostic methods for lung cancer. Patients should make reasonable choices under the guidance of experts and pay attention to active treatment of the disease. With the advancement of medical technology, the treatment effect is gradually improving.