Is there a cure for undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Is there a cure for undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. The treatment of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma is very difficult. For malignant tumors, the better the degree of differentiation, the lower the malignancy. If the degree of differentiation is poor or undifferentiated, the malignancy is higher. It is currently recommended to go to the oncology department as soon as possible to determine the condition and then conduct targeted treatment.

2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in the nasopharynx. Undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma has a slightly poor differentiation rate, but the early prognosis is good. It can be actively treated with surgery and radiotherapy, and the prognosis is good.

3. The cure rate of early undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma is over 80%.

What is stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

If it is stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma, if it is the initial treatment, that is, stage IV patients can choose the first-line treatment plan for the late stage, that is, gemcitabine combined with platinum, which is the preferred option. Paclitaxel plus platinum and 5-fluorouracil drugs can also be selected for treatment together.

Stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most advanced stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but stage IV is also divided into 4a and 4b, with Ⅳa being locally advanced and Ⅳb being distant metastasis. Lymphatic metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be treated.