Treatment of Throat cancer

1. Surgery

Surgery is the chosen method for the treatment of throat cancer, including total laryngectomy, partial laryngectomy level, vertical partial laryngectomy surgical resection, etc. required in operation under the guidance of experts, depending on the patient's condition.

Radiation therapy applies 2 stage 1 lesions of the larynx, poor general condition, and should not be after surgery and preoperative radiotherapy, radiotherapy still have the pronunciation function of the throat.

3. Radiotherapy for cancer which has already advanced stage inoperable, Commonly used combination therapy with chemotherapy or radiotherapy plus chemotherapy

4. Treatment of minimally invasive

Minimally invasive treatment techniques (such as hyperthermia technology, cooling technology, intervention techniques, photodynamic technology) not only can increase the survival rate of the patient but also to preserve the function of the throat, the retention of 5-year survival of cancer of the throat and throat function also reached about 7 percent.

Treatment after surgery of Throat cancer

(1) After the patient is conscious, semi-recumbent position, to facilitate breathing and drainage.

(2) Can put ice on the neck, preventing bleeding wound.

(3) Must pay attention to the maintenance of smooth drainage, to prevent skin necrosis closed; timely observe and record the character and quantity of fluid drainage, if abnormal promptly notify the physician to handle.

(4) Postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to conventional treatments.

(5) Strengthen the psychological care of patients.

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Throat Cancer

Throat cancer is a malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue of the mucosa of the larynx, throat cancer is the most common squamous cell carcinoma

How high is the case of throat cancer?

Throat cancer incidence of about 1 to 5% of systemic tumors in the field of ENT, second only to the nasopharynx and nasal cavity, sinuses cancer ranks third. Good age for 50 to 70 years is more common in men than women.

Cause of throat cancer?

1. Smoking: tobacco combustion can produce carcinogenic substances, tobacco smoke and ciliary movement can be made ​​to stop or slow down, congestion and mucosal edema, epithelial hyperplasia, thickening and squamous metaplasia, is carcinogenic

2. Excessive Alcohol: alcohol can stimulate long-term for the degeneration of the mucous membranes and cause cancer.

3. Chronic inflammation such as chronic laryngitis, or inflammation of the respiratory

4. Air pollution: harmful gas in the long-term inhalation of sulfur dioxide and dust production industry tends to cause throat cancer.

5. Viral infections: Virus allows cells to change the nature of the abnormal division, this virus is also attached to the uploaded genes to the next generation of cancer cells. 16,18 HPV-infection and viral type associated with throat cancer.

6. Precancerous changes: Throat benign keratoses and throat, such as throat cancer recurring.

7. Radiation: Carcinogenic when radiation therapy and neck tumors

8. Sexual Hormones: Research shows that throat cancer patients with estrogen receptor-positive cells was significantly higher.

Spread of Throat Cancer

1. Direct Diffusion: With an advanced stage of throat cancer often spreads to the infiltration of the submucosa

2. Lymph node metastases: site metastases are more common in the group of the common carotid artery bifurcation in the cervical lymph nodes, and then along the internal jugular vein to the bottom of the development of lymph nodes.

3. Vascular transfer: To follow the circulation of blood to the body is transferred to the lungs, liver, kidney, bone, pituitary.

Diagnosis of Throat cancer

1 Examination of the neck

2 laryngoscopy

3. imaging studies

(1) X-ray

(2) CT-Scan, MRI

(3) ultrasound

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