What are the symptoms of late stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma and how to treat it

There are many things to pay attention to when treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are what everyone should know before treatment. So, what are the symptoms of late-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma? How to treat it?

The late stage symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be divided into several stages, the symptoms are:

The late stage of stage I nasopharyngeal carcinoma is that the primary cancer is limited to the nasopharynx, has not spread to the lymph nodes, and has no distant metastasis.

Stage II: The primary lesion invades the nasal cavity but not the lymph nodes, and there is no distant metastasis. The primary cancer is limited to the upper cervical area of ​​the nasopharynx, with active or fixed lymph nodes less than 3 cm in diameter, and there is no distant metastasis. This is a late-stage manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

The late stage of stage III nasopharyngeal carcinoma is characterized by primary cancer invading bones, paranasal sinuses or cranial nerves, no palpable lymph nodes and no distant metastasis, active or fixed lymph nodes in the upper neck area with a diameter of less than 3 cm, and primary lesions invading the nasal cavity, oropharynx or involving nearby muscles and nerves below the skull base, without distant metastasis.

Stage IV: The primary lesion invades the nasal cavity, oropharynx, or affects nearby muscles and nerves below the skull base. Late-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma manifests as invasion of bones, paranasal sinuses, or cranial nerves, or invasion of the hypopharyngeal cavity, orbit, or infratemporal fossa. There is long-distance transportation or fatigue of the skin or lymph nodes below the clavicle. Fixed lymph nodes with a diameter of less than 8CM in the lower neck area, any enlarged lymph nodes with a diameter of more than 8CM in the neck area, or enlarged lymph nodes in the supraclavicular fossa, or moist skin above the clavicle.

As for the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you can try radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is the first choice for the treatment of nasopharyngeal tumors. It has a more direct killing effect on cancer cells, but it will also cause damage to normal cells. The dose, irradiation range, and number of irradiation courses should be carefully selected according to the range of the lesion and the body's function. Combined chemotherapy is also one of the more commonly used methods for the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal tumors. It is often combined with radiotherapy, and the effect is better than simple radiotherapy or simple chemotherapy. Patients with advanced nasopharyngeal tumors and their families should learn more about the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal tumors and communicate more with the attending physician, which will help prolong the survival of patients with advanced nasopharyngeal tumors.