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Bronchoscopic Examinations for Lung Cancer Treatment

Bronchoscopic examinations are a mainstay procedure for the collection of lung cancer tissue to confirm a diagnosis. The Internal Medicine 1 Respiratory Medicine Group uses ultrasound bronchoscopy and chest CT images to create a 3D “virtual bronchoscopy” model, which is then used for bronchoscopic examinations. This has made it possible to collect tissue from even small lesions, for an improved diagnosis rate.
We can also use these bronchoscopic examination technologies to collect lung cancer tissue samples through a technique called cryobiopsy, in which the tip of the device is chilled to a temperature of ‑45°C: freezing the lung cancer tissue in this way makes the collection of vastly larger tissue fragments feasible, compared to conventional methods. The search for cancer gene mutations plays a crucial role in the selection of therapeutic drugs to treat lung cancer. The large tissue fragments collected through cryobiopsy promise to be sufficient for searching for genetic mutations.

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└Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment and Breast Reconstruction Center
└Pancreas and Biliary Tract Center
└Pediatrics, AYA Generation, and Fertility Center
└Robotic Surgery Center
└Radiotherapy Center
└Oncothermia Center
└Blood Oncology Center
└Head and Neck Oncology Center
└Chest Oncology Center
└Gastrointestinal Oncology Center
└Urological Oncology Center
└Gynecological Oncology Center
└Sarcoma and Rare Cancer Center
└Genetic Oncology Center
Patient Support Fields
└Outpatient Chemotherapy Center
└Palliative Care Center
└Cancer Rehabilitation Center
└Cancer Consultation and Support Center
└Japanese Oriental Medicine Center
Treatment Support Fields
└Regimen Registry Department
└In-House Cancer Registry Department
└Human Resource Development Department
└Cancer Board Department
└Biobank Department
Advanced Medical Care & Research Sections
└Advanced Medical Development Center
└Cancer Genome Medicine Promotion Center
└Cancer Immunotherapy Center
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└Oral cancer
└Head and neck cancer
└Gastrointestinal cancer
└Esophageal cancer (endoscopic treatment)
└Esophageal cancer (robotic surgery)
└Gastric cancer
└Hepatoma
└Liver cancer
└Colorectal cancer (early treatment)
└Colorectal cancer (surgical treatment)
└Cancer pain
└Lung cancer
└Lung cancer, Mediastinal tumor
└Breast reconstruction
└Lymphedema
└Cervical cancer
└Childhood cancer
└Malignant lymphoma
└Multiple myeloma

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