What are the early clinical manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a very scary disease. Its early symptoms are generally not very obvious. Except for a few occasional morning mucus or tinnitus, there are basically no symptoms. However, patients who go to the hospital for treatment in the first stage often have more than one ear and nose symptoms or headaches. So what are the early clinical manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma ? The following is a detailed answer from relevant experts.

(i) Bleeding symptoms may occur in the early stage, such as blood in the sputum after nasal suction or blood in the mucus when blowing the nose. In the early stage, there is only a small amount of blood in the sputum or mucus, which may appear or disappear. In the late stage, there is more bleeding, and there may be nosebleeds.

(II) Tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of blockage in the ear When nasopharyngeal carcinoma occurs in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx, the lateral fossa, or the upper lip of the Eustachian tube opening, the tumor compresses the Eustachian tube and may cause unilateral tinnitus or hearing loss, and catarrhal otitis media. Unilateral tinnitus or hearing loss and a feeling of blockage in the ear are one of the symptoms of early nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

(III) Headache is a common symptom, accounting for 68.6%, which may be the most common clinical manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

(IV) Diplopia: Due to the invasion of the abducens nerve by the tumor, double vision is often seen when looking outward. Invasion of the trochlear nerve often causes inward strabismus and diplopia, which accounts for 6.2% to 19%. It is often damaged at the same time as the trigeminal nerve.

(V) Facial numbness refers to numbness of the facial skin, and clinical examination shows decreased or absent pain and touch sensation. Tumor invasion of the cavernous sinus often causes damage to the first or second branch of the trigeminal nerve; tumor invasion of the oval foramen, the anterior area of ​​the styloid process, and the third branch of the trigeminal nerve often causes numbness or paresthesia of the skin in the front of the auricle, temporal region, cheek, lower lip, and chin. Facial skin numbness accounts for 10% to 27.9%.

The above is an introduction to the clinical manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. I believe everyone should have a certain understanding of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. If you want to know more about nasopharyngeal carcinoma, please consult online experts.

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