What examination should be done for suspected nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Many people think that if the disease can be tolerated, it means that it is not serious. In fact, it is not like this. My uncle feels uncomfortable with his nose. At the beginning, he feels that it is not a big problem. After he went to the hospital for examination, it turned out to be nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Let me tell you what examinations should be done for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma!

What examination should be done for suspected nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First of all: if you suspect that you have nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you can go to the hospital for examination. There are still a lot of examination items. Through the examination, you can see the problems of patients. Now there are many advanced instruments and equipment that can detect nasopharyngeal carcinoma. For example, you can do indirect nasopharyngoscopy. This method is very fast and effective. In addition, you can also do fiber nasopharyngoscopy. For the nasopharynx The pharynx can be examined.

Secondly: at the same time, we can also do some head and neck examination. We can check the nasal cavity, external auditory canal, orbit and other places to see whether the nasopharyngeal carcinoma is expanding. In addition, we can also do eye and brain examination to see that the local expansion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma often causes brain nerve damage, thus causing a variety of nerve disorders in the head and face.

Finally: in addition, X-ray examination can also be done to diagnose nasopharyngeal carcinoma. X-ray plain film examination is helpful to the staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the formulation of radiotherapy plan, while the commonly used X-ray examination includes nasopharyngeal lateral film and skull base film examination. In addition, we can also do B-ultrasound examination to see if there are lesions in the nasal cavity.

matters needing attention

If it is confirmed to be nasopharyngeal carcinoma after examination, it is necessary to treat it in time, but the patients should not be too alarmed, because sometimes it may be caused by other diseases of the nose. We should maintain a peaceful attitude, go to the hospital for detailed examination, be optimistic and positive in the face of the disease, defeat it and defeat it.