NPC common symptoms and treatment

Thursday, April 3, 2008 · Posted in

Is a common malignancy, particularly in the South China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan), the most common. Middle-aged male high incidence of. More research on the etiology, but has yet to fully identify, and may be genetic, EB virus infection, and environmental factors, such as the chemical carcinogen. Symptom: hidden location in the nasopharynx, inspection difficult, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma at the same time more complex, the lack of features, is easy to be neglected, delayed diagnosis and treatment, and must be vigilant. Common symptoms are: ① Bleeding: Sniff mainly in the blood after Ren, a bloody nose or nose. Bloodshot often start a small, easily overlooked until more amount of bleeding, often in all lesions have been advanced. ② headache: Early can be a headache, but more preferred side, with intermittent; appeared late persistent severe headache, easy to mistakenly believe that neural migraine. ③ cervical lymphadenopathy: unilateral or bilateral neck in mass incompetence of hard, activities of the poor, and often easy to mistakenly believe that the lymph nodes or lymph node inflammation. ④ other symptoms: Apart from the performance of one or all of the above symptoms, but also a stuffy nose, ears closed, tinnitus, and the Department of numbness, diplopia, down on dangerous symptoms. Yi advanced to the intracranial tumor violations and bone, liver, lung and other distant metastasis. Diagnosis: nasopharyngeal examination is painful swelling that the most effective and reliable means of the final diagnosis depends on biopsy sections. EB virus serological examination to early detection. B-liver and spleen, chest, skull base cat photos or CT scan checks for understanding diseases such as violations of distant metastasis, and whether or not meaningful. Radiation is the main method of treatment, anti-cancer drugs can be used in conjunction with radiotherapy mention of the mass may consider surgery or other treatment.

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