The first place where lung cancer metastasizes

Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor, and its incidence rate ranks first among all malignant tumors. Disease diagnosis: Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor with more metastatic sites. The most common first metastatic sites are bones, liver, and brain. For patients with lung metastasis, common symptoms include hoarseness caused by laryngeal recurrent nerve, dyspnea and suffocation caused by lymph node compression of trachea, dysphagia caused by esophageal pressure, and chest tightness and shortness of breath may occur for patients with pleural effusion. If lung cancer patients have distant metastasis, the clinical manifestations and treatment methods will be different according to the metastatic site.

Can advanced lung cancer be treated surgically?

Some can be treated surgically, and some patients with advanced lung cancer can also be treated surgically. In the case of relatively limited lesions, part of the tumor tissue can be removed surgically, and further treatment is required after surgery. It is necessary to select some chemotherapy, radiotherapy or targeted therapy for comprehensive treatment according to the pathological stage and the patient's condition to effectively prolong the patient's survival time, improve the patient's quality of life, and relieve the patient's pain. Advanced lung cancer can be treated with surgery, and it depends on the physical condition. If the surgical value of multiple metastases is not high, if it is just a simple liver metastasis, the tumor can be removed surgically to reduce the damage to the body. Advanced lung cancer may shorten life, so it is necessary to improve the body's immunity in time to alleviate it. In another case, the lung cancer lesion has only unilateral lung metastasis or isolated distant metastasis, and the primary lung tumor lesion can be surgically removed.

What are the benefits of thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer?

Thoracoscopic surgery has the advantages of small wounds, less bleeding, quick recovery after surgery, and less harm to the body. The earlier the treatment, the better the prognosis. During thoracoscopic surgery, the lesion is first examined through the laparoscope, and a long-handled cutting and closing device is used to complete the removal of the lesion. Minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer is that we make several small incisions on the body surface, one, two, three, or four.