Stage IV lung cancer combined with pleural effusion already belongs to advanced lung cancer, usually surgery is of little significance or there is no chance of surgery, and radiotherapy can be tried.
When stage IV lung cancer is combined with pleural effusion, it is considered that the cancer cells may spread to the pleura, triggering to cause malignant hydrothorax (fluid that stays in the chest cavity).
Stage IV lung cancer, which already belongs to advanced lung cancer, means that the tumor has metastasized and spread to distant places. The metastasis of lung cancer cells is through multiple channels in multiple directions, and pleural metastasis, brain metastasis, bone metastasis, liver metastasis, subcutaneous metastasis, etc. may occur, and surgery may no longer be able to remove the tumor completely.
Stage IV lung cancer combined with pleural effusion, except for individual special cases, generally do not undergo surgical treatment or have no obvious benefit from surgical treatment.
For a few patients with stage IV lung cancer, for example, if it is determined that the tumor is only confined to the thoracic cavity, including pleural metastasis or the presence of cancerous nodules in the opposite lobe of the lung, and at the same time the cardiopulmonary function can tolerate the surgery, surgical treatment can be attempted, but the specific treatment plan is also formulated in the light of the patient’s condition.
When lung cancer appears, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time and standardize the treatment under the guidance of professional doctors.