What is the cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma neck lymph node pain and how to treat it

What is the cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma neck lymph node pain? How to treat it?

After cervical lymph node metastasis, NPC patients may experience, in addition to neck mass symptoms, dull headaches caused by compression of the neck vein mass or pain caused by cervical vertebrae erosion or nerve root compression.

The specific manifestations are a painless mass at the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on one side, which is hard and firm and adheres to the skin; it then extends to the neck and lower lymph nodes on the same side, and may fuse or appear in the other side of the neck later; in the late stage, the mass is fixed, painful or has distant metastasis.

How to treat it?

The treatment principles for nasopharyngeal carcinoma cervical lymph node metastasis are consistent with the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The treatment plan is mainly radiotherapy, supplemented by chemotherapy and surgery. The emerging tumor multi-cell immunotherapy technology is also very effective in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Combined with radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery, it can greatly control the progression of cancer and inhibit its further development.

If the patient has any special conditions or is in a weak physical condition, conservative treatment with traditional Chinese medicine is recommended. Traditional Chinese medicine has the effects of expelling evil, replenishing qi and nourishing blood, which can improve immunity, enhance the ability to fight cancer cells, relieve pain in patients, and improve the quality of life.