What are the clinical symptoms of advanced lung cancer

summary

My uncle's living habits are not very good all the time. No matter how I try to persuade him, I can't change it. I went to the hospital for a physical examination a few days ago, but I learned that I was suffering from lung cancer, and it was still late. When I went to take care of him in recent days, I found that the whole person was weak. Today, let me talk about the clinical symptoms of late lung cancer.

What are the clinical symptoms of advanced lung cancer

First, hoarseness is the most common symptom of patients with advanced lung cancer. The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), which controls the left vocal function, descends from the neck to the chest, bypasses the great blood vessels of the heart and goes up to the larynx, thus dominating the left side of the vocal organ. Therefore, if the tumor invades the left side of the mediastinum and compresses the recurrent laryngeal nerve, hoarseness will occur, but there are no other symptoms of sore throat and upper respiratory tract infection.

Second: shortness of breath, pleural effusion. Almost all patients with advanced lung cancer with regional spread have different degrees of shortness of breath. The normal tissue fluid produced by the lung and myocardium is returned by the lymph nodes in the middle of the chest. If these lymph nodes are blocked by the tumor, the tissue fluid will accumulate in the pericardium to form pericardial effusion or in the chest to form pleural effusion. Both can cause shortness of breath.

Third: facial and neck edema. On the right side of the mediastinum is the superior vena cava, which transports venous blood from the upper limbs and head and neck back to the heart. If the tumor invades the right side of the mediastinum and compresses the superior vena cava, the jugular vein will be inflamed at first due to poor reflux, and finally it will lead to edema of the face and neck, which needs timely diagnosis and treatment. Headache, vomiting, visual disturbance, personality and temper change may be caused by intracranial hypertension or brain nerve damage caused by lung cancer metastasis to brain.

matters needing attention

During this period, patients must pay attention to maintain a peaceful attitude, actively cooperate with the treatment, develop healthy and good living habits, properly improve the diet structure, avoid spicy stimulation, pay attention to light diet, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and quit smoking and drinking.