Signs of oropharyngeal cancer in children

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumor with a relatively fast growth rate. In the past, nasopharyngeal cancer often appeared in adults and middle-aged people, but today, throat cancer can occur at any age and children are no exception.

Nasopharyngeal cancer or nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common cancer of the nasopharynx, mostly in the posterior nasopharynx or nasopharyngeal constriction or "nasopharynx" accounting for 50%.
Throat cancer occurs in both children and adults. Nowadays, head and neck cancers are getting younger and younger. This is a squamous cell carcinoma or an undifferentiated type. The type of flat cells found in the skin and membranes that form body cavities are squamous epithelial cells and undifferentiated cells are cells without their mature features or functions.
The cause of the disease is usually EBV infection, polluted environment, passive smoking, eating frozen food or unhygienic cooking, unclean mouthwash.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumor with a relatively fast growth rate. In the past, nasopharyngeal cancer often appeared in adults and middle-aged people, but today, throat cancer can occur at any age and children are no exception.
Because children are at an old age, nasopharyngeal cancer in children will also grow very quickly, if not detected and treated in time, the cancer spreads quickly and metastasizes quickly, threatening the life of children

Throat cancer can be difficult to detect in its early stages, but there are common signs and symptoms such as:
Repeated, irregular nosebleeds for no reason, parents should take their child to the doctor To check if the baby has a disease related to nasopharyngeal cancer or not The stuffy, runny nose may occur on one side, if there is a tumor pressing on both sides, it is not due to fever, cold, inflammation. Normal throat can also be suspected and early examination to check for oropharyngeal cancer Difficulty swallowing, bloody sputum, weight loss, sore throat, constant need to clear the throat, voice changes, hoarseness Children fussy, tired fatigue, anorexia with symptoms of headache, earache, tinnitus. One or two small or swollen lymph nodes in the neck that spread to more of the neck and surrounding area. Difficulty swallowing food, or vomiting, easy choking, wheezing, crooked tongue, facial numbness, cross-eyes with coughing up blood Nasopharyngeal cancer is increasing in attack in children - the age when muscle resistance is increasing. weak and cause many deaths. Most cases of childhood cancer are detected only when the disease is at a late stage and metastasizes, causing many serious consequences, affecting children's lives. Throat cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. The expression of EBV latent proteins in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal cancer could be potentially exploited for immune-based therapies. Therefore, it is necessary for children to be examined to promptly detect the risk of disease as well as to screen for timely detection of dangerous diseases.

Especially, to help people detect oropharyngeal cancer early, Vinmec International General Hospital offers a screening package for nasopharyngeal cancer to help you and early detect oropharyngeal and lower throat cancers. , larynx.
Customers can directly go to Vinmec Health system nationwide to visit or contact the hotline here for support.
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