Can nasopharyngeal cancer be cured in its early stages?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor of the respiratory department. In severe cases, it can threaten the life of the patient. Everyone knows about the symptoms and treatment of cancer. The chance of cure is relatively small. So is there any possibility of cure for patients with early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma? This is a topic of concern to patients and their families.

Can nasopharyngeal carcinoma be cured in its early stages? The cure rate for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in its early stages can reach about 70%.

1. Special anatomical position.

The location of nasopharyngeal cancer is relatively hidden, with a vertical diameter of only 5.5cm~6.0cm, and a rectangular cavity shaped like a small matchbox. Its back wall is the cervical vertebrae, and the top wall is the skull base. The hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory nerves and important arteries and veins enter and exit the cranial cavity through the rupture foramen. Nasopharyngeal cancer can also invade the skull from here, and the walls on both sides have large arteries, veins and lymphatic tissues.

2. The rapid development of the lesion brings difficulties and limitations to the surgery.

The tumor of nasopharyngeal carcinoma extends upward into the middle cranial fossa, damaging many cranial nerves and metastasizing to the deep upper cervical lymph nodes. The metastasis rate can be as high as 60% to 80%. It can also metastasize to the skull and neck at the same time, and can also metastasize to the distant liver.

3. Radiotherapy has good effect.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is sensitive to radiotherapy. If radiotherapy is chosen, the patient's 5-year survival rate can reach 49.5%. In addition, radiotherapy can maintain the original structure of the nasal cavity and has the advantages of less trauma.

Warm reminder: Through the above introduction, it is not difficult to find that the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is somewhat difficult for the current medical level. Because the special location of the cancer brings great difficulty to the treatment, but the patient must not give up treatment, and maintaining an objective attitude can well alleviate the condition.