What symptom does nasopharyngeal carcinoma have after radiotherapy

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that usually occurs in the top and lateral wall of the nasopharyngeal cavity. It is one of the most frequent malignant tumors in China. The incidence rate of this disease is the first of the otorhinolaryngology malignant tumors. After the onset of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the common symptoms are nasal congestion, blood in nasal mucus, ear congestion, hearing loss, diplopia and headache. At present, radiotherapy is the main treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and the residual lesions can be removed surgically. The irradiation range included nasopharynx, skull base, neck and orbit. But there will be some other effects after radiotherapy. Let's have a look.

What symptom does nasopharyngeal carcinoma have after radiotherapy

Got nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in the radiotherapy treatment, the first and most obvious is the side effect, the most serious is the systemic reaction, mainly including the whole body has no strength, dizziness, no appetite, can't eat, nausea, vomiting, mouth food has no taste, will insomnia.

And then, after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, individual patients can also have a serious decrease in the number of white blood cells. Then there is a local small-scale reaction, which is manifested in dermatitis on the skin. The mucous membrane is characterized by congestion, edema and exudation of some secretions in the nasopharynx and oropharynx mucosa, and then the saliva secretion is significantly reduced. At this time, the patient's mouth is dry and it is difficult to eat.

There are also serious sequelae after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which mainly include temporomandibular joint dysfunction, soft tissue atrophy and fibrosis, dental caries, and encephalomyelitis. At this time, we must pay attention to avoid excessive irradiation of some important tissues and organs.

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For nasopharyngeal carcinoma, radiotherapy is still the main treatment. At present, accurate modern radiotherapy has great advantages: the tumor can get accurate irradiation, so as not to cause treatment failure due to inaccurate location and omission of irradiation; The normal tissues around the tumor were protected to the greatest extent, and the side effects of radiotherapy were significantly reduced