Can the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer be cured?

I think no one is not afraid of tumor diseases. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is also a malignant tumor of the respiratory department. After suffering from nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the patient's life is threatened at all times, so everyone is more concerned about the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. So can the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma be cured?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma refers to a malignant tumor that occurs in the epithelium of the nasopharyngeal mucosa. It is also called "Canton tumor". According to a survey by the World Health Organization, 80% of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in the world are in China. The incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is higher in southern China, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other provinces, especially in Zhaoqing, Foshan and Guangzhou in the central and western parts of Guangdong. It is reported that the incidence rate of men living in the central part of Guangdong Province and speaking the Cantonese local language is 30/100,000 to 50/100,000. As far as the whole country is concerned, the incidence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma gradually decreases from south to north. For example, the incidence rate in the northernmost part is no more than 2/100,000 to 3/100,000. The age of onset of nasopharyngeal carcinoma starts in the 20s and gradually increases, with the highest peak at 45 to 60 years old.

Can the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer be cured?

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 expands 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%~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.

By reading the above article, it is not difficult to find that it is still difficult to completely cure rhinitis. After all, the current medical level is limited, and the location of nasopharyngeal cancer itself is relatively special, which also brings certain difficulties to the treatment. However, we cannot give up treatment. A good mood is very helpful for the recovery of the disease.