What are the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer: 1. Intractable otitis media Intractable otitis media is characterized by fluid overflow from one side of the ear canal, tinnitus, hearing loss and fluid accumulation in the tympanic chamber. Such patients should have regular examination of the nasopharynx for early detection.
2. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck According to statistics, among the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer, the rate of swollen lymph nodes in the neck is about 73%-92%, of which 33.5% is the initial symptom. The specific site is a painless, hard and fixed lump below the mastoid muscle on the upper side of the neck, which grows rapidly.
3.Rhinorrhea Except for a few occasional blood in the nose, there are basically no conscious symptoms, especially in the morning when blowing the nose with blood, we should be more alert.
4.Headache Headache is unilateral intractable headache with diplopia and facial nerve palsy, which is difficult to be relieved by drugs, often caused by tumor invasion and intracranial or metastatic lymphatic compression of cranial nerve.