Lung Cancer Diagnosis of lung cancer

The uncontrolled growth of lung tissues, due to lung carcinoma is known as Lung carcinoma. The lung cancer is usually due to metastasis of lung epithelial tissue.

Nearly 1.3 million people die worldwide, because of lung cancer. Due to metastasis the neighbour tissues are also invased and causes the damage to other parts of lung.

Lung is the place where the gaseous exchange takes place between blood and gas. If the lung tissue is affected the oxygen imbalance occurs in the body tissues, leads to cyanosis and Death of lung cancer individual.

Diagnosis of lung cancer

Chest x-ray : is the first choice of lung cancer diagnosis. The patches in the X – ray, widening of media stenum, abvious mass, collapse of lung alvioli, reveals lung cancer.

Brochoscopy : The visualisation of bronchus also confiems lung diagnosis.

CT – Scan provides clear diagnosis of lung cancer.

Lung Biopsy : is performed to identify the nature of cell growth and metastasis, and helps to diagnosis Lung cancer.

Bone scan is also performed to diagnose the metastasis of lung cancer to bones.