Bronchoscopy – lung cancer that invaded the tracheal carina

by on 2009/07/13

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saintoffeon July 13, 2009 at 9:02 PM: OW.

That’s like dentist pressure.

Mine’s on Monday. Supposedly the most “invasive” part is just sputum sampling and no actual tissue biopsy. Someone always has it worse. What a trooper, especially after seeing the other videos on here of what a lung -could- look like.
sewaillem July 17, 2009 at 8:54 AM: Well, this shows a broad carina with invasion of cancer from the lymph, nodes up to the mucosa of the trachea.
And the metal instrument was a biopsy forceps, to establish a diagnosis. If positive , then this patient has an advanced lung carcinoma, and not a surgical candidate .
Phacias July 19, 2009 at 10:23 PM: Yeah, if everything were so simple…
konachai1 July 23, 2009 at 10:01 AM: I think that this is a biopsy. pretty sure of that. The actual surgery would be much more invasive, with chemo and possible radiation therapy afterwords.
truescool July 25, 2009 at 3:48 AM: cant they just like…cut it out???