Experts explain how to conduct clinical diagnosis of laryngeal cancer

Clinically, the diagnosis of laryngeal cancer is difficult because it is often easily confused with throat diseases and needs to be performed in a regular specialist hospital. What are the common diagnostic methods for laryngeal cancer ? The following will tell you about the common diagnostic methods for laryngeal cancer.

In general, the common diagnosis methods for laryngeal cancer are:

1. Neck mass, thyroid cartilage contour, thyrohyoid membrane, superior angle of thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, thyroid gland, etc. This is a common method for diagnosing laryngeal cancer.

2. Starting from the mandibular angle, there are enlarged lymph nodes along the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle downward. They are hard, non-tender, and have reduced mobility.

3. Anyone with unexplained hoarseness or foreign body sensation in the throat that does not improve after symptomatic treatment, especially if the patient is over 46 years old, accompanied by an irritating dry cough, blood in sputum, throat pain, headache, earache, and difficulty breathing, should be highly vigilant.

4. Long-term smokers with a family history of cancer, people who work in certain occupations, people who are exposed to radioactive substances and asbestos dust, and people who manufacture dichromates, etc., should be subject to a special survey and attention should be paid to the diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.

5. With the help of X-ray, CT, laryngoscopy, local cell smear of laryngeal lesions, cytopathology examination, combined with actual examination, the diagnosis of laryngeal cancer can usually be confirmed.

The above is an introduction to the common diagnosis methods of laryngeal cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Once diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.