Nasopharyngeal cancer is a tumor with high malignancy, early detection and early treatment are crucial. When the following symptoms exist, the patient should be alert to the early manifestations of nasopharyngeal cancer: 1. It can also be found in the nasal mucus with blood, small blood clots or bloody secretions, mostly coughing out in the morning or after waking up or blowing out through the nose, and in serious cases, it is manifested as nasal bleeding.
2.Ear symptoms: such as tinnitus, congestion and hearing loss are also early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which are caused by tumor infiltration and compression of pharyngeal orifice of eustachian tube.
3.Nasal symptoms: it is mostly manifested as nasal congestion on one side, but when the tumor increases, it can cause bilateral nasal congestion.
4.Headache: It is one of the common early symptoms. Patients often have migraine, pain at the top of the skull, behind the occiput or in the neck. The headache is usually intermittent and may develop into persistent.
5. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck: Most patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma will have swollen lymph nodes in the early stage of development, but they are easily mistaken for chronic inflammation, thus delaying the best treatment time.
As mentioned above, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include blood in the nose, tinnitus, hearing loss, nasal congestion, headache and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.