Left hilar lymph node metastasis is more serious.
Left hilar lymph node metastasis indicates that the primary cancer cells have been transferred to hilar lymph nodes along with lymph, and it also indicates that the tumor patient in this period has already reached the middle or late stage, and the occurrence of local proliferation and lymphatic metastasis is an important indicator of middle or late stage cancer, so the left hilar lymph node metastasis is more serious.
For patients with lung cancer, if they can be detected, diagnosed and treated early, and the tumor has not spread and metastasized, then they can be cured by radical surgical resection to remove the tumor cells cleanly.
As for middle and late stage lung cancer patients, since the tumor has already spread and metastasized, combined treatment is often needed to control the disease and alleviate the symptoms through comprehensive treatments such as surgical treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted drug therapy and immunotherapy in order to prolong the life span.
It is recommended that when patients have left hilar lymph node metastasis, they should promptly undergo treatment under the guidance of doctors and actively cooperate with them.