What can be done to check and exclude nasopharyngeal cancer? How to treat it?

Nowadays, as people learn more about rhinitis cancer, many people suspect that they have cancer as soon as they experience some symptoms. So, what can be done to check and rule out nasopharyngeal cancer? How to treat it?

What can be done to check and rule out nasopharyngeal cancer? The following examination methods are available:

1. Nasopharyngeal endoscopy:

1. Indirect nasopharyngeal endoscopy: This is a simple, fast and effective examination method.

2. Fiberoptic nasopharyngoscope examination: This method is relatively simple, but the observation of the posterior nasal aperture and the anterior wall of the roof is not satisfactory. The posterior nasal aperture, nasal septum, posterior nasal cavity, lateral wall of nasopharynx, Eustachian tube, lateral fossa, back and posterior wall of soft palate, etc. can be observed.

2. Clinical examination:

In addition to examining the nasopharynx, nasal cavity, and oropharynx, nasopharyngeal carcinoma also requires examination of the head and face, regional lymph nodes for metastasis, and all body systems.

1. Head and neck examination: The nasal cavity, oropharynx, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, eye socket, and soft palate should be checked for outward extension of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

2 Eyes: Common symptoms include decreased or absent vision, exophthalmos, orbital masses, and ptosis of the upper eyelid with fixed eyeball.

3 Cranial nerves: Local extension of nasopharyngeal carcinoma often causes damage to cranial nerves, thereby causing various neurological disorders in the head and face.

3. X-ray examination:

X-ray examinations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients can help understand the extent of the tumor and the destruction of the skull base, which is helpful for staging nasopharyngeal carcinoma, formulating radiotherapy plans, following up patients and evaluating prognosis. Commonly used X-ray examinations include lateral nasopharyngeal films and skull base films.

Radiotherapy can be used to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy can kill tumor cells, but normal tissues or organs will inevitably be irradiated and produce radiation reactions. The radiation reaction is closely related to the dose, irradiation range, number of irradiation courses, and the tolerance of normal tissues or organs.

Chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is also a good choice. More than 95% of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemotherapy are poorly differentiated and undifferentiated types of cancer, which are highly malignant, grow rapidly, and are prone to lymph node or blood metastasis.