Stage and symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

summary

For people who often contact with formaldehyde in their lives, they are more likely to suffer from nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In addition, often eat pickled food, will also increase the probability of people suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer disease. For this disease, people should pay more attention to understand the symptoms of specific stages, which will help people better deal with the disease.

Stage and symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

So in real life, there are many patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In China, the distribution rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mainly concentrated in the south, and it is also hereditary. Another part is due to virus infection or gene mutation, which can also cause nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma can also be divided into several stages according to the severity of symptoms. From a medical point of view, nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be divided into four stages. In the first stage, the cancer cells only exist in the nasal cavity. In the second stage, the cancer cells exist in the nasal cavity, but there are obviously fixed lymph nodes, which are not transferred to other places. In the third stage, the cancer cells invade the nasal tissues and nerves. In the fourth stage, the cancer cells not only exist in the nasal cavity, but also in the pharynx, It can also extend to the skull base, with distant lymph node metastasis.

Unilateral nasal obstruction: patients in the early symptoms are not obvious, with the growth of nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor and progressive aggravation. It is different from people's common cold, mainly manifested as unilateral nasal obstruction, and its anti cold treatment has no effect.

Eye symptoms: if the tumor invades the orbit or eyeball related nerves, it is easy to cause visual impairment, even blindness, visual field defect, etc. Optic atrophy and edema can be seen in fundus examination.

matters needing attention

As far as possible to avoid the acceptance of heavy pollution of the external air environment. Because the nasopharynx is the only way for the outside air to enter the lung, the harmful gas first invades the nasopharynx before entering the lung.