What is poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma and what are the treatments?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be divided into many types, and different types may have different symptoms and treatment methods. The following will introduce to you what is poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What are the treatment methods?

Poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most common type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It has poor pathological differentiation and high malignancy. Its cancer cells tend to grow invasively and metastasize early, making it a more difficult type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to treat. Poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma includes poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, both of which have similar malignancy.

If poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma occurs, it can be treated with the following methods:

1. Radical radiotherapy is the main treatment for poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, while palliative radiotherapy is mainly used in the treatment of middle and late stage poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Although radiotherapy has a more direct killing effect on poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal cancer cells, it will also cause damage to normal cells. In clinical practice, it is often combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment to play a role in reducing toxicity and increasing efficacy. For the treatment of poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma that recurs after radiotherapy, if the lesion is limited to the posterior or anterior wall of the nasopharyngeal roof, there is no destruction of the skull base bone, the general condition is good, and those who have recently undergone radiotherapy and are not suitable for further radiotherapy can consider resection of the lesion. The combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy can improve the treatment effect of poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

2. In the early stage of TCM treatment of poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the methods commonly used are clearing away heat and wind, cooling blood and detoxifying, promoting lung function and opening the orifices, and resolving phlegm and dispersing nodules; in the middle stage, the methods mainly focus on soothing the liver and relieving depression, clearing away heat and purging fire, and softening and dispersing nodules; in the late stage, the methods mainly focus on nourishing yin and cooling blood, tonifying the spleen and kidney, detoxifying and reducing swelling, and strengthening the body to fight cancer.

Poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Although it is difficult to treat, patients should face the treatment positively.