Is localized nasopharyngeal carcinoma contagious? What is the surgical treatment method?

Many cancer patients are afraid of the risk of recurrence after being cured. Knowing more about cancer recurrence is helpful for early awareness and early treatment. The editor will introduce: Is localized nasopharyngeal cancer contagious? What is the surgical treatment method?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in the nasopharyngeal mucosa. Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan and other places are high-incidence areas in China. Males are more likely to develop the disease than females. Most of them are middle-aged and adolescent patients. The etiology and ethnic susceptibility include more yellow people than white people, genetic factors and Epstein-Barr virus infection. Cervical lymph node metastasis can occur in the early stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma when the malignancy is high.

The complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma mainly include the invasion of the tumor on the cranial nerve and surrounding blood vessels, as well as corresponding clinical manifestations such as vision changes, nasopharyngeal and vascular rupture and bleeding.

There is a racial and familial clustering of NPC patients. For example, descendants of southern Chinese living in other countries still have a high incidence of NPC, which suggests that NPC may be a hereditary disease.

Localized nasopharyngeal carcinoma includes:

First, the trachea is cut open and the tube is intubated. Under general anesthesia, a horseshoe-shaped incision is made along the inner alveolar groove 0.5 cm from the upper palate tooth root, and the hard hip bone mucosa is cut. The submucosal peeling to the soft palate part removes part of the hard hip bone plate and the vomer bone. At the junction of the hard and soft palate, the nasal floor mucosa is cut horizontally to expose the top wall of the nasopharyngeal cavity. The two sides of the wall are divided anteriorly and the tumor is at the posterior edge of the nasal septum and the upper edge of the posterior nasal cavity. The nasopharyngeal mucosa is cut directly to the bone surface. Blunt or sharp separation is performed, and the incision is made along the junction of the nasopharyngeal top and side, down to the junction of the oropharynx and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, and the mucosa is cut horizontally to remove the entire posterior nasopharyngeal mucosa and the tumor.

What should patients pay attention to in their diet? They should eat antibacterial and anti-inflammatory foods, anti-tumor foods, and foods rich in high-quality protein.

Finally, we would like to remind all patients not to take this disease lightly. In daily life, they should regularly consume foods rich in vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, hawthorn, fresh dates, kiwis, fresh green leafy vegetables, etc.