Symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor occurring on the top and side walls of the nasopharynx. It is one of the most frequent malignant tumors in China. The incidence rate is the first of the otorhinolaryngology malignant tumors. The common symptoms were nasal congestion, blood in the nose, ear congestion, hearing loss, diplopia and headache. If not treated in time, it will lead to the complete blockage of the nostrils, the bloody thread in the nasal discharge can develop into blood dripping or bleeding in both mouth and nose, and the complete loss of smell will cause irrecoverable damage to the body. In serious cases, it will lead to the decline of vision or even blindness. When the tumor is transferred to the liver, lung, bone and other parts, it will lead to systemic failure and life-threatening. Let's talk about the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

1. Headache: This is a common symptom, accounting for 68.6%. In the early stage, the location of headache was not fixed and intermittent; The late stage was persistent migraine with fixed location.

2. Cervical lymph node metastasis: nasopharyngeal carcinoma is prone to cervical lymph node metastasis, about 60.3% ~ 86.1%, half of which are bilateral metastasis. Cervical lymph node metastasis is often the first symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

3. Aspiration of blood in the nose: early bleeding symptoms may be manifested as blood in the sputum after nasal suction or blood in the nose when blowing nose. In the early stage, there was only a small amount of blood in sputum or mucus, sometimes not; Late bleeding is more, there may be nosebleed.

matters needing attention

1. Avoid disease invasion: pay attention to climate change, prevent cold, keep nose and throat clean, gargle several times a day, and wash nasopharynx cavity when necessary to avoid virus infection. 2. Keep away from toxic gases: try to avoid harmful smoke, such as kerosene lamp gas, insecticide aerosol, and actively quit smoking and alcohol. 3. Timely treatment of nasal diseases: Patients with nasopharyngeal diseases should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, such as bloody nasal discharge or bloody nasal discharge in mouth after nasal suction, as well as unexplained cervical lymphadenopathy and middle ear effusion. Timely and detailed examination of nasopharynx is very important for the prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 4. Enhance resistance: pay attention to life conditioning, avoid physical overwork: such as heavy physical labor, staying up late, excessive physical exercise, etc., can make the body's internal environment imbalance, resistance decline, promote the generation and spread of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 5. Reasonable diet: reasonable diet can reduce the risk of cancer. In the daily diet to eat more grains, choose lean meat, eat more fruits and vegetables. Choose more foods containing antioxidants, increase fiber intake, reduce fat intake and maintain ideal weight.