What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Recently, I don't know why my nose is particularly uncomfortable. I always feel something in my nose, and I have runny nose all the time. It's very serious at night, and I have nosebleed several times. The result of my examination is nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Let me share with you the symptoms of NPC today.

What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Symptom 1: nasopharyngeal carcinoma refers to the malignant tumor occurring at the top and side wall of the nasopharyngeal cavity. The common clinical symptoms were nasal congestion, blood in the nose, ear congestion, hearing loss, diplopia and headache. Radiotherapy is the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Symptom 2: headache: about 70% of NPC patients have headache symptoms at the time of initial diagnosis. The headache symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma often presents as unilateral persistent pain, mostly in the temporal and parietal region. The headache of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly related to the invasion of skull base bone, nerves and blood vessels by cancer tissue.

Symptom 3: bloody nose and epistaxis: bloody nose is an early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, characterized by blood in the nose, or by sucking blood from the mouth. Epistaxis often occurs after getting up in the morning. When the amount of blood in the nose is not much, it is often neglected by the patients and mistaken for rhinitis or sinusitis.

matters needing attention

The etiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is unknown, but as long as we can find its early symptoms in time and treat it effectively, the prognosis is quite good. In addition to the matters needing attention in diet, patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma will have residual cancer after operation. Therefore, patients should pay attention to the measures to prevent recurrence after operation.