Will nasopharyngeal cancer cause cervical pain?

Most NPC patients have cervical lymph node metastasis when they are diagnosed, and most of them are painless lumps at the beginning. As the disease progresses, the cervical lymph node lumps will become larger and harder, and in severe cases, they will compress the blood vessels in the neck, causing pain in the head and neck. Generally speaking, NPC does not directly cause cervical pain. Generally speaking, cervical pain may be caused by bad living habits or metastasis of advanced NPC. Patients are advised to go to the hospital for examination and symptomatic treatment. Patients rarely suffer from cervical pain after suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer.

Can nasopharyngeal carcinoma be cured after recurrence?

If the recurrence is near important brain tissues, such as the cavernous sinus and skull base, it is difficult to cure. The space for radiotherapy is relatively small, and the radiotherapy dose cannot be increased. If nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurs, it is usually not curable. If it recurs, conservative treatment is usually required. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor of the nasopharynx.

Is it normal to have hoarse cough during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

During radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, symptoms of cough and hoarseness may occur, because the target area for radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma generally includes the visible tumor area and the cervical lymph node area. Mucosal reactions may occur after radiation, leading to irritating cough and hoarseness. Hoarseness in the late stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is likely to be caused by cancer lesions involving the vocal cords, and further development of the cancer needs to be actively controlled, mainly through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. At ordinary times, pay attention to resting the vocal cords and avoid overusing the voice. Hoarseness in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.