How to treat advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

How to treat advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck. Some patients will experience local recurrence or metastasis after treatment. For such patients, a full-body system examination should be performed first to check the specific metastasis range. PET-CT should be selected. Through this examination, we can evaluate the condition of the whole body, clarify the metastasis range of the cancer, and perform clinical staging classification.

2. According to the clinical and pathological staging and classification, some patients also need chemotherapy. Most patients can get better control and relief after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most common tumor among head and neck malignancies. Patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma cannot undergo surgical resection, and the first choice is a comprehensive treatment plan of synchronous radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Does Ankylosing Spondylitis Cause Muscle Pain?

Once the vertebral fusion of ankylosing spondylitis patients cannot be restored, the patient's quality of life will be seriously affected. To avoid this situation, anti-rheumatic drugs should be used in time to control the disease after the early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, including anti-tumor factor antagonists, sulfasalazine, thalidomide and other drugs. Different patients can choose the appropriate treatment plan according to their own situation.

Late-stage symptoms include lumbar pain, aggravated spinal pain, joint pain, persistent pain, general weakness, muscle atrophy or partial disappearance, decreased liver function, hunchback, loss of spinal mobility, pelvic film showing sacroiliac joint sclerosis and fusion, spinal ligament aging, spinal hyperplasia bridge, and severe deformity. The most common pain site for patients with ankylosing spondylitis is the lower back. The pain of patients is very special and is generally aggravated when lying or sitting for a long time.