[Complex diagnosis of bronchial cancer].
The necessity and the value of early complex diagnostics of the bronchial carcinoma as a supposition for an optimal treatment is discussed. To avoid any delay, an immediate admission to a high specialized clinic, where all necessary diagnostic methods are available, must be desired. Our own investigations show the importance of several symptoms often neglected. A view of the diagnostic methods in use since many years and their results are given. Endoscopy and endoscopic biopsies are further indispensable methods with a high diagnostic yield in the diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma. The use and the efficiency of different methods depend on an exact clinical and radiological localization of the tumor.
D001706:Biopsy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors
Komplexe Diagnostik des Bronchialkarzinoms.