Symptoms of different stages of pharyngitis and laryngeal cancer

Some people think that chronic pharyngitis and laryngeal cancer are easy to distinguish. Laryngitis is nothing more than an inflammation of the throat, which can be cured by taking anti-inflammatory drugs and drinking more water, but when you hear about laryngeal cancer, you think it is a serious cancer. However, many people mistakenly think that they have chronic pharyngitis in the early stages of laryngeal cancer, which delays treatment. Let's take a look at how to distinguish between laryngeal cancer and chronic pharyngitis.

Many people confuse chronic laryngitis with laryngeal cancer. Everyone is familiar with laryngeal cancer, and we all know that laryngeal cancer is a serious disease. People have an instinctive fear of laryngeal cancer. However, the chances of laryngeal cancer being cured are still very high. Only by understanding the symptoms of laryngeal cancer can you be prepared to distinguish whether you have laryngeal cancer. How to distinguish laryngeal cancer from chronic laryngitis?

Hoarseness: It is the earliest symptom of vocal cord cancer. It is usually persistent and gradually worsens. The early symptoms of subglottic cancer are not obvious, while hoarseness is a symptom of the later stage.

Foreign body sensation and pain in the throat: These are often early symptoms of supraglottic cancer. Throat pain may occur after the cancer ruptures, and sometimes radiates to the ipsilateral ear as a late symptom.

Cough and blood in sputum: These are common symptoms that occur after cancer ruptures.

Difficulty breathing: This is a symptom of the later stage, indicating that the cancer has developed to the point of blocking the throat.

Cervical lymph node metastasis: It can metastasize to the deep middle cervical lymph nodes on the same side and may metastasize to the contralateral side in the late stage.

The above is the difference between laryngeal cancer and chronic pharyngitis introduced by experts, and everyone must master it. We should not only distinguish between laryngeal cancer and chronic pharyngitis, but also pay attention to laryngeal cancer and other diseases with similar characteristics. Only in this way can we prescribe the right medicine, curb the disease in the best treatment stage, and cure it as soon as possible.