Early Signs of Oropharyngeal Cancer

Oropharyngeal cancer mainly includes tonsil cancer, tongue root cancer, soft palate cancer and pharyngeal wall cancer, etc. Its early symptoms are different, and the common ones are pain, swollen lymph nodes and bleeding. 1. Tonsil cancer: Usually, early patients will have discomfort and foreign body sensation in the pharynx, while some patients may also have sore throat on one side, which is more obvious when swallowing. 2. Root of tongue cancer: due to the hidden growth site of root of tongue cancer, the symptoms are not obvious in early stage, only slight sore throat occurs, and some patients may also have painless lymph node swelling. 3. Cancer of soft palate: Usually, patients in early stage will have symptoms such as discomfort in swallowing, bleeding, foreign body sensation, pain and so on. In the case of squamous carcinoma of soft palate, early stage may also show white spots or value-added erythema-like changes in mucosa, and some patients may also have superficial elevations. 4. Cancer of pharyngeal wall: it mainly includes cancer of the lateral wall of pharynx and the posterior wall of pharynx, in which patients often have symptoms of Eustachian tube obstruction, such as reflex pain in the ear, tinnitus, deafness, etc. It is suggested that patients should pay close attention to their symptoms in general. It is suggested that patients should pay close attention to their symptoms, and if the above situations occur, they should pay attention to them in time, and if there is oropharyngeal cancer, they should clarify the cause of the disease in time and have reasonable treatment.