Is undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma prone to recurrence?

Undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a highly malignant disease and is therefore prone to recurrence after treatment.

Undifferentiated cancer is the most malignant tumor. For nasopharyngeal carcinoma, if it is in the early stage of the disease, the malignancy is generally low. However, if it is undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the malignancy is high and it is easy to spread to distant places and metastasize early. After surgical treatment, further chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other treatments are generally required to further kill cancer cells. However, since there may still be residual cancer cells in the body, the chance of recurrence is also relatively high. After the recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, if it is in the early stage, there is still a chance of surgery, but if the condition is more serious after the recurrence, surgical treatment may not be possible. Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc. can only be used to control the progression of the disease and improve the patient's quality of life.

After treatment, patients with undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma still need to go to the hospital for regular check-ups to observe the recovery of the disease. If there are signs of recurrence, cooperate with the doctor's treatment as soon as possible to improve the quality of life.