Will nasopharyngeal cancer cause disability? How to treat it?

Some people worry that nasopharyngeal cancer can lead to disability. Let us tell you whether nasopharyngeal cancer can lead to disability and how to treat it.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma often occurs in the nasopharyngeal recess and the anterior wall. The lesions can be nodular, ulcerative, mucosal invasive, etc., mostly poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Others may be adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, etc.

The editor has not heard of any reports of nasopharyngeal cancer causing disability, so as long as patients actively receive treatment, they do not have to worry about the so-called nasopharyngeal cancer causing disability.

Resection of primary lesions of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: suitable for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with a high decomposition rate, such as early cases of adenocarcinoma, squamous I and II malignant mixed tumors.

If nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurs after radiotherapy, the lesion is limited to the posterior or anterior wall of the roof, or involves the edge of the pharyngeal fossa, there is no moisture in other parts, there is no difficulty in opening the mouth, the patient has a good physical condition and has been given a complete cure dose of radiotherapy, the primary lesion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma disappears, or the patient is resistant to radiation, surgical resection treatment can be performed after resting for one month.

Surgical method: First, intubate the trachea and perform general anesthesia. Make a horseshoe-shaped incision 0.5 cm from the alveolar groove along the inner side of the palatal tooth root, cut the hard hip mucosa, peel under the mucosa to the soft palate, and remove part of the hard hip plate and vomer.

The nasal mucosa is cut transversely at the junction of the soft and hard palate to expose the nasopharyngeal roof, the anterior part of the two side walls and the tumor. The nasopharyngeal mucosa is cut at the posterior edge of the nasal septum and the upper edge of the posterior nasal cavity, directly to the bone surface, and blunt or sharp separation is performed. The mucosa is cut along the junction of the nasopharyngeal roof, and the mucosa is cut transversely from the junction of the oropharynx and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx. The entire posterior nasopharyngeal roof mucosa is removed together with the tumor.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most important diseases that seriously damages human health. With the continuous development of modern medical technology and the use of surgical treatment, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biological treatment, the chances of cancer patients getting clinical treatment or reducing their risk of death have also increased.