Lymphatic metastasis of oropharyngeal cancer, it is not possible to accurately state the survival time of each patient, and the five-year survival rate is generally used for clinical estimation, which ranges from 19% to 60%. However, routine pathology results should prevail.
Lymphatic metastasis of oropharyngeal cancer means that it is in advanced stage, but it is more sensitive to radiotherapy. After systematic treatment, the survival time varies for different oropharyngeal cancers, which are categorized into tonsil cancer, root of tongue cancer, soft palate cancer and pharyngeal wall cancer. To determine the survival time of a patient is generally estimated using the five-year survival rate, which is the percentage of patients who survive more than five years.
The five-year survival rate after metastasis of tonsil cancer ranges from 20% to 40%. The five-year survival rate after radiotherapy for cancer of the root of the tongue is between 30% and 60%, the same is true for cancer of the soft palate, and cancer of the pharyngeal wall has a relatively poorer prognosis, with a five-year survival rate of about 19% to 20%. Meanwhile, it needs to be combined with radiotherapy or radiotherapy, chemotherapy and adjuvant therapy.
Once diagnosed, oropharyngeal cancer needs to seek medical treatment without delay so as not to affect the prognosis.