Nasopharyngeal cancer discharge and whether lymph nodes can be discharged should be evaluated comprehensively according to lymph node site, type and relationship with nasopharyngeal cancer. Since the specialist doctor can discharge the patient after evaluation, that is, the treatment process has been completed or the treatment purpose has been achieved, the patient should be able to be discharged from the hospital.
About 60% of nasopharyngeal cancer patients are found to have enlarged cervical lymph nodes as the first symptom on physical examination, and metastasis is often found in deep upper cervical lymph nodes, which starts unilaterally and then develops bilaterally. On neck palpation, hard, poorly movable or inactive, painless enlarged lymph nodes can be detected in the deep upper part of the neck.
At present, nasopharyngeal cancer is mainly treated by radiotherapy, chemotherapy, combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and surgery. If metastatic lymph nodes in the neck do not subside after radiotherapy and are active isolated masses and the primary foci in nasopharynx have been controlled, cervical lymph node dissection is feasible.
When there are still lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal cancer discharged from the hospital, the competent specialist can be consulted to fully understand the contents of the treatment plan in order to actively cooperate with the post-discharge treatment.