Gum cancer lymph node metastasis suggests that the disease has progressed and the cancer has entered the middle or late stage, and active treatment is needed to improve the prognosis of the disease.
When the cancer cells of gingival cancer spread and metastasize to lymph nodes, painless enlargement of lymph nodes will appear. When gingival cancer enters the middle or late stage, radiotherapy and targeted therapy can be used to reduce the tumor lesions and slow down the spread and metastasis of tumor cells. Thus, the prognosis of the disease can be improved and the survival time of patients can be delayed.
The chemotherapeutic drugs that can be chosen after lymphatic metastasis of gingival cancer include cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, bleomycin and so on; the targeted drugs include gefitinib, cetuximab and so on. It is necessary to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use, there are adverse reactions recommended to consult the doctor, drug allergy is prohibited.