Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is essential for the diagnosis of lung cancer

As the most common primary lung malignancy, most lung cancers originate from the bronchial mucosal epithelium, so it is also called bronchial lung cancer. Therefore, fiberoptic bronchoscopy is essential for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Necessity of fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Since lung cancer is a tumor that occurs in the bronchus, especially those early tumors are difficult to detect through X-ray or CT scans, bronchoscopy, which can directly observe lesions in the trachea, has become a very effective means. Currently, most lung cancer patients are diagnosed through bronchoscopic biopsy or cytology examination.

Advantages of fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be performed under local anesthesia, is easy to operate, and causes less pain to the patient. The visual range reaches the main bronchi, lobar bronchi, segmental bronchi, and subsegmental bronchi. Tissue can be taken from the lesions for pathological examination, and cells can be taken from the lesions with a small brush for cytological examination to achieve a clear diagnosis. After observation through bronchoscopy, doctors can stage lung cancer according to the scope and severity of the lesions to guide the selection of appropriate treatment plans.

Bronchoscopes have many uses

Bronchoscopy can not only effectively diagnose lung cancer, but also has a wide range of uses in treatment. For example, for some tracheal tumors, bronchoscopic tumor resection can be performed to avoid the pain of surgery. In addition, for lung cancer patients who are not suitable for surgery, cryotherapy, injection of chemotherapy drugs, photodynamic therapy, stent placement, intracavitary radiotherapy, etc. can be performed under bronchoscopy.