Is it ok for a patient with lung cancer to do a needle biopsy of the lung? Will it cause cancer cells to spread?

Mar 24, 2022

1. For space-occupying lesions in the lungs, percutaneous pulmonary puncture can be considered when lung cancer is suspected. The needle for percutaneous lung puncture is very thin. Generally, a 16G or even 18G biopsy gun is used. The puncture is relatively safe, and the possibility of spreading from the needle tract is very small. If it is lung cancer, the patient will hardly die from the needle tract caused by percutaneous puncture. spread. Because peripheral lung cancer is very close to the chest wall, the tissue can hardly be removed by bronchoscopy, so percutaneous lung biopsy is often used for the diagnosis of lung cancer. Even if the lung cancer is diagnosed by other tests, in order to clarify its histological type and facilitate chemotherapy Skin lung puncture; 2. Percutaneous lung puncture does not have high requirements. As long as the patient does not have severe emphysema, there is no serious problem with the coagulation function, and the puncture site is not infected, almost all can be done.

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