What are the treatment methods for lung cancer surgery? There are five major treatment methods

The lungs are an important respiratory organ in the human body, and lung cancer is a serious malignant tumor disease that can be life-threatening in severe cases. Therefore, when lung cancer is diagnosed, timely surgical treatment is necessary. Surgical methods for treating lung cancer include local resection, lobectomy, sleeve lobectomy, pneumonectomy, carina resection, and reconstruction.

There are many diseases in life that cannot be cured by simple drugs. Surgery is necessary to achieve the therapeutic effect, such as lung cancer. Lung cancer is a serious tumor disease with a very high mortality rate. For this disease, if the tumor is not removed surgically, it will not be effective. With the development of medicine, there are many surgical methods for treating cancer. So what are the surgical treatments for lung cancer?
Local resection <br/>Lung cancer is a relatively serious lung tumor disease. For this disease, the best treatment is surgical treatment, such as local resection. This surgery mainly refers to the removal of wedge-shaped cancer masses and lung segment resection. This surgical resection method is mainly for some smaller primary cancers, or elderly and weak patients with poor lung function and relatively malignant cancer differentiation. In terms of treatment, local lung resection can be performed with the doctor's advice.
Lobectomy <br/>Lung cancer is mainly caused by malignant tumors in the lobes of the lungs, so lobectomy can also be used to treat this disease. This surgical method is mainly for isolated peripheral lung cancer, because lobectomy can only be performed in one lobe, and there must be no obvious lymphedema on the lobe. If the cancer involves two lobes or the middle bronchus, it can be treated by removing the upper or lower lobe.
Sleeve lobectomy <br/>Sleeve lobectomy is also a common surgical treatment for lung cancer. This method is often used for lung cancer in the upper and middle lobes of the right lung. If the tumor is located in the bronchial area and involves the opening of the bronchial lobe, sleeve lobectomy can also be performed.
Pneumonectomy <br/>If lung cancer is widespread, even involving the entire lung, and the above surgeries are not effective, then pneumonectomy is needed. However, this surgical method still needs to be used with caution.
Carina resection and reconstruction <br/>If the lung cancer is severe and the tumor has grown beyond the bronchus and even involved the carina or tracheal side wall but is no larger than 2 cm: carina resection or reconstruction, or even sleeve pneumonectomy, may be an option. Of course, if one lobe of the lung can be preserved, we must do our best to preserve it.