Is a Nasopharyngeal Mass a Malignant Tumor?

Nasopharyngeal mass, which is a raised swelling in the nasopharynx, can be a malignant tumor or a benign tumor. 1. Nasopharyngeal malignant tumor: such as common nasopharyngeal cancer, which is one of the common malignant tumors in nasopharynx. The incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer is closely related to family heredity, viral factors, bad life and dietary habits, living environment and geographical area. It can lead to bloody nose, nasal bleeding, nasal congestion, tinnitus, hearing loss, headache, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck; with the development of disease, it can lead to visual impairment, visual field defect, eyeball protrusion and so on when it violates the eyes; and it can lead to choking and coughing, hoarseness, and tongue deviation when it oppresses the cerebral nerves. 2. Nasopharyngeal benign tumor: secondly, the swelling in nasopharynx may be one of the benign tumors, such as common nasopharyngeal fibrous hemangioma. Nasopharyngeal fibrous hemangioma has no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and as the swelling increases, it can lead to a small amount of repeated nasal bleeding. When the swelling presses on the Eustachian tube, it can also induce symptoms of otitis media, which can be cured by surgical removal. Therefore, the swelling in the nasopharynx is not necessarily a malignant tumor, and it needs to go to the hospital in time to improve the nasopharyngoscopy, CT, MRI, pathology biopsy and other tests for diagnosis.