What are the early symptoms of laryngeal cancer

Speaking of laryngeal cancer, I think everyone has heard of it. Laryngeal cancer mainly refers to a tumor disease in the throat. Clinically, laryngeal cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the throat. So, what are the early symptoms of laryngeal cancer ? Let's learn about it from the following article.

1. Hoarseness is one of the early symptoms of laryngeal cancer. If the laryngeal cancer tumor grows on the vocal cords, hoarseness will appear very early, and gradually worsen and be difficult to cure. When the laryngeal cancer tumor has not increased significantly or infiltrated deeply, the typical cauliflower-like neoplasms cannot be seen in the vocal cords, and it is easy to be misdiagnosed as "chronic laryngitis."

2. Throat pain or foreign body sensation in laryngeal cancer patients When ulcers form on the surface of the laryngeal cancer tumor or when swallowing stimulates the nerves, it can cause throat pain, and sometimes the pain can be reflected to the ears. This is more common in supraglottic cancer, so it is also an early symptom of laryngeal cancer.

3. Early symptoms of laryngeal cancer include blood in sputum. Because the tumor tissue of laryngeal cancer grows rapidly, has rich blood supply, and blood vessels are eroded, the initial symptoms of coughing up blood in sputum are common. In the late stage of laryngeal cancer, the tumor ulcers and necrosis may also cause heavy bleeding. Therefore, laryngeal cancer patients may have persistent blood in sputum. After excluding other sources of bleeding such as the nose, trachea and lungs, the throat must be examined in particular.

4. Neck lumps: Due to anatomical reasons, laryngeal cancer rarely metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes in the early stages. The characteristics of this type of lump are that it grows on both sides of the laryngeal body, is painless, substantial, and gradually increases in size. This is also an early symptom of laryngeal cancer.

The above is a detailed description of the early symptoms of laryngeal cancer. I hope it can help everyone understand the knowledge of laryngeal cancer. If you have other questions about laryngeal cancer, you can contact our online experts to answer your questions.

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