Enlarged lymph nodes compressing the bronchial tubes are not necessarily cancerous, and are usually caused by a variety of reasons, such as tuberculosis, lung infections, malignant tumors and other diseases.
1. Lymph node enlargement caused by tuberculosis. Due to the patient’s systemic or localized tuberculosis of lymph nodes, such as intestinal tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, etc., tuberculosis bacteria can be transferred to the corresponding lymph nodes, resulting in lymph node enlargement. It usually manifests as fever and other symptoms of tuberculosis, and is usually treated for tuberculosis.
2. Lymph node enlargement caused by lung infection. Inflammation of the trachea and bronchial tubes as well as upper respiratory tract infections cause bacterial reactive hyperplasia in the lymph nodes, which in turn leads to lymph node enlargement. Inflammation and infection have a rapid onset and are usually characterized by chills, high fever, and symptoms of respiratory infection. Most of them use sputum culture to clarify the type of infecting bacteria and use antibiotics for treatment.
3. Lymph node enlargement caused by malignant tumors. Malignant tumor cells in the patient’s body usually spread along the lymphatic vessels and may stop in the lymph nodes to divide and proliferate, causing lymph node enlargement. It usually manifests as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, emaciation and enlargement of lymph nodes all over the body. Especially bronchial lung cancer, lymphoma and lymphoma.
In conclusion, when there are swollen lymph nodes compressing bronchial tubes, patients need to seek medical examination in time to clarify the pathological nature of swollen lymph nodes and treat the cause.