What are the early symptoms and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Recently, a friend seems to have caught a cold. He always has a runny nose, and sometimes has a headache. Later, he found that he has a runny nose, blood and sore throat. After examination, he learned that it is a symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Now let's learn about the early symptoms and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

What are the early symptoms and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in China, which is more common in men than in women. The main symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are that in the early stage of the nose, there may be blood in the nose, and sometimes there is no blood in the nose. The increase of fluid may block the posterior nostril, causing nasal congestion, which starts from one side and then turns to two sides. Tinnitus, ear occlusion, hearing loss, headache, diplopia or swelling of lymph nodes in the upper and deep neck may also appear.

Second, cervical lymph node enlargement. This is the most common symptom. Patients often inadvertently touch a lump in the neck, or look in the mirror to find that both sides of the neck asymmetry. The mass is usually hard and painless, which affects the activity. It has the characteristics of early metastasis and high metastasis rate. Constrictive bloody discharge. It is one of the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, especially after getting up in the morning.

Third: headache was a common symptom, accounting for 68.6%. It can be the first symptom or the only symptom. In the early stage, the position of headache was not fixed and intermittent. The late stage was persistent migraine with fixed location. The reason is that early patients may be caused by neurovascular reflex or stimulation of the first trigeminal nerve. Late stage patients are often caused by the destruction of the skull base and intracranial spread of tumors involving cranial nerves.

matters needing attention

The symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are still relatively obvious. The key lies in whether the patients have timely detection and treatment, and most cancers are best treated in the early stage. It is suggested that the patients should treat their health carefully, treat them early, and solve their troubles as soon as possible, which can also reduce their pain.