What happens if nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasizes to the cervical spine?

What happens if nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasizes to the cervical spine?

1. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma commonly metastasizes to the cervical lymph nodes. Locally enlarged lymph nodes may compress local tissues, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels, which may lead to edema of the patient's face and neck. When compression and invasion of nerves occur, symptoms such as pain and facial paralysis may occur.

2. The initial symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are mainly local invasion, such as invasion of the skull base causing headaches, invasion of cranial nerves causing corresponding symptoms: facial numbness, hearing loss, hoarseness, etc., invasion of the posterior nasal cavity causing nasal congestion, respiration of bloody mucus, and intermittent epistaxis.

What should I do after follow-up examination after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Follow-up examination after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, if symptoms such as recurrence are found, a second radiotherapy and chemotherapy program is needed, or appropriate use of Chinese medicine decoction software to disperse the nodules. It is best to ask the doctor for a face-to-face consultation, detailed guidance based on the condition, take good protection in daily life, and quit smoking and limit alcohol.

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma should undergo routine electrocardiograms after radiotherapy. Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are generally reviewed within 3 months after radiotherapy and chemotherapy.