What are the late manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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A friend of mine recently found out that he had advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and often had nosebleed. He was very afraid of the late symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He asked the doctor for relevant information. Now let's learn about the late symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

What are the late manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First: cervical lymphadenopathy: the metastasis of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma to cervical lymph nodes can cause cervical lymphadenopathy, the incidence of which is as high as 79.37%, and can occur unilateral or bilateral metastasis. The enlarged lymph nodes in the neck are painless, hard, movable in the early stage, and fixed by adhesion with skin or deep tissue in the late stage.

Second, if the tumor invades the orbit or eyeball related nerves, it may lead to visual impairment or even blindness, visual field defect, diplopia, exophthalmos and limited movement, nerve paralytic keratitis, etc. Optic atrophy and edema can be seen in fundus examination. Most of these manifestations are late symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but some patients still seek treatment for this disease.

Third: the advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor infiltrates into the surrounding tissue and oppresses any cranial nerve. The corresponding symptoms and signs of cranial nerve damage will appear. However, trigeminal nerve, abducent nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and hypoglossal nerve were more involved, while facial nerve, olfactory nerve and auditory nerve were less involved.

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For nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the late stage is difficult and the treatment is difficult. However, there are many factors for the treatment. If we keep optimistic attitude and cooperate with the treatment actively, we can survive for a long time.