What are the early signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma refers to a malignant tumor that occurs on the top and side walls of the nasopharynx. China is one of the countries with a high incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The incidence rate in the south is higher than that in the north, especially in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan and other provinces. The incidence rate in places with high incidence rates can reach 15/100,000 to 30/100,000. Early nasopharyngeal carcinoma often has the following 4 manifestations. As long as you are careful, you can still find a lot of clues from them:

1. Abnormal bleeding: This type of bleeding has basically no subjective symptoms except for a few cases of occasional nasal discharge, and the bleeding frequency is highest in the morning.

2. The headache manifests as unilateral intractable headache, accompanied by diplopia and facial nerve paralysis, and the pain is difficult to relieve with medication.

3. Refractory otitis media is manifested by unilateral ear canal discharge, tinnitus, hearing loss, and tympanic effusion.

4. Swollen cervical lymph nodes According to statistics, the incidence of swollen cervical lymph nodes in the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is 70% to 90%. That is, a painless, hard, fixed lump appears below the mastoid muscle on the upper side of the neck and grows rapidly.

5. The feeling of stuffiness in the ears is related to the anatomical characteristics of the connection between the nasopharynx and the middle ear cavity.

Anyone who has the above symptoms and persists for more than 2 weeks can be regarded as a suspected patient and should go to the hospital for examination immediately. The spread of nasopharyngeal carcinoma will invade the skull base and then invade the skull, causing bone destruction and invasion or compression of cranial nerves, with the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cranial nerves being the most common. Extracranial expansion will directly invade adjacent cavities and sinuses such as the nasopharynx, oropharynx, parapharyngeal tissue, pterygopalatine fossa, and even invade the eye sockets. The metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is generally lymphatic metastasis, which can reach the deep cervical lymph nodes, middle cervical, subcervical, and supraclavicular lymph nodes. Therefore, patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma may also experience symptoms such as decreased vision, eye abduction movement disorders, diplopia, toothache, fever, hoarseness, and corresponding symptoms caused by distant metastasis.

The above are the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer introduced by experts. Expert Tips: If your health shows symptoms of the disease, you can choose the appropriate treatment according to your symptoms, but do not delay the diagnosis, and do not let your life be ruined in hesitation. You should go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation. Believe in miracles, and wish you health, happiness, and joy!

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