If bronchial carcinoma is suspected, an X-ray overview of the lungs usually provides initial information – and possibly a suspicious finding. Further examinations to confirm the diagnosis or to exclude lung cancer are in particular computer tomography and bronchoscopy (endoscopy of the respiratory tract) with taking tissue samples (biopsy). The diagnosis of lung cancer is … Lung cancer diagnosis
Endosonography In endosonography, a specially shaped ultrasound probe is inserted via the oesophagus. This makes it possible to look at the lymph nodes around the airways, assess their size and, if necessary, perform a puncture, thus enabling cells to be taken directly from suspect lymph nodes to confirm or rule out an infestation. Checking the … Endosonography | Lung cancer diagnosis
Staging and Grading Staging refers to the diagnostic procedure following the diagnosis of a malignant tumor. In addition to histology, staging plays a decisive role in the choice of therapy and the prognosis. Staging assesses the spread of the tumor in the organism. Grading is also performed as part of staging. In this process, the … Lung Cancer Staging
General information Pulmonary circulation (small circulation) is the transport of blood between the lungs and the heart. It serves to enrich the oxygen-poor blood from the right heart with oxygen and to transport the oxygen-rich blood back to the left heart. From there the oxygen-rich blood is pumped back into the body. Although the pulmonary … The pulmonary circulation
Anatomy The pulmonary circulation has its beginning in the right part of the heart. The blood that has supplied the organs with oxygen is now enriched with carbon dioxide and low in oxygen. This blood from the body is pumped via the right atrium and the right main chamber (= ventricle) into the truncus pulmonalis … Anatomy | The pulmonary circulation
Diseases of the pulmonary circulation A pulmonary embolism is a narrowing or complete blockage (occlusion) of a pulmonary or bronchial artery by an embolus. An embolus is an endogenous or exogenous object that causes a narrowing of the vascular system (= embolism). There are various forms of pulmonary embolism, the main cause being thrombus embolism. … Diseases of the pulmonary circulation | The pulmonary circulation
Synonyms Lung-Ca, lung carcinoma, bronchial carcinoma, small cell bronchial carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell bronchial carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, pancost tumor, NSCLC : Non small cell lung cancer, SCLC: Small cell lung cancer, oat cell cancerThe histology (tissue examination) is decisive for the choice of therapy. Non-small cell lung cancer In this form of cancer, surgery … Lung cancer therapy
Small cell bronchial carcinoma In contrast, chemotherapy is the main treatment for small cell lung cancer. On the one hand, the extremely fast-growing cells of this type of tumor react more sensitively to therapies that specifically inhibit growth, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, i.e. the response rates are higher than in non-small-cell lung cancer. On … Small cell bronchial carcinoma | Lung cancer therapy