How is small cell lung cancer diagnosed

In our daily life, we often hear about lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer is a type of lung cancer, but many people do not know how small cell lung cancer is diagnosed, and everyone has many questions about this. In order to help everyone better understand this issue, today we will talk about how small cell lung cancer is diagnosed.

Most lung cancer patients go to the hospital for diagnosis after experiencing lung cancer symptoms. When confirming the diagnosis, chest X-rays and CT scans are usually done first. If shadows are found, further examinations such as puncture examinations and biopsies are required to confirm the diagnosis. Cancer diagnosis requires multiple examinations to avoid misdiagnosis at a single time. Patients can also try to go to several hospitals. At the same time, you should pay attention to conditioning your body. It is necessary to take some anti-cancer Chinese medicine, which can control the deterioration of tumors and improve your own disease resistance.

1. Choose chest CT: In terms of finding lesions, some reports indicate that spiral CT can enhance the display of lung nodules by 40% compared with plain X-ray films. Due to the large amount of X-rays and high cost, this method cannot be used for routine physical examinations. Brain CT/MRI can also be performed: Lung cancer is prone to brain metastasis, so a brain examination should be performed before treatment to confirm the diagnosis, and MRI is better than CT.

2. Take chest X-rays: Bronchogenic carcinoma is divided into central and peripheral types. Peripheral lung cancer accounts for about 80%. The early diagnosis of central type mainly relies on oncology and bronchoscopy. X-rays can show secondary obstructive changes. X-rays play an important role in the early detection of peripheral lung cancer. Despite the existence of a variety of complex and advanced imaging technologies, X-rays are still the preferred imaging method for lung cancer.

3. Choose to have a bone scan: 3% of lung cancer patients have bone metastasis as the first symptom, and about 30% to 40% of patients in the advanced stage will have bone metastasis. The most commonly used bone imaging technology is radionuclide bone scanning. Positive lesions indicated by bone scans, especially patients with multiple bone metastases in weight-bearing bones, should undergo CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for further differential diagnosis.

Above we talked about how small cell lung cancer is diagnosed. I believe everyone must have understood it now.