Research Article | Open Access
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Case Report
Ms. Sakshi Dilip Sasankar , Vaishali Balpande , Ashish Bhagat ,J. M. Kumbhare , Miss. Kanchan Bokade
Pages: 2375-2378
Abstract
Introduction: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a type of cancer of the nose and throat. that is extremely rare. It starts
behind the nose, at the upper region of your throat. The nasopharynx is the name for this area. The nasopharynx is
perched perilously above the roof of your mouth at the base of your skull.Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a type of
cancer of the nose and throat. cancer that is rather uncommon. It starts behind the nose, at the upper region of your
throat. The nasopharynx is the name for this area. The nasopharynx is perched perilously above the roof of your
mouthat the apex of your craniumThe nasopharynx is a tube that connects the nose to the back of the throatnostrils
open. When you breathe, air travels from your nose via your throat and nasopharynx to your lungs.
Main symptoms and Important clinical findings: -On the 7th July 2021. Ayear old 21 male was admitted to
AVBRH with chief complaints of infection in nose, having inflammation of nose, blood in your saliva, Hearing loss,
sore throat, Headache. Significant physical examination (PE) and important clinical findings. A lump in your neck
caused by a swollen lymph node is one of the visible symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer. Your saliva contains
blood. Your nose has a bloody discharge. After a diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer, tests are performed to see if
cancer cells have spread across the nasopharynx or to other areas of the body. Staging is a method of determining if
cancer has migrated from the nasopharynx to other areas of the body.
The main diagnosis and therapeutic interventions and outcomes: -After physical examination and investigation
this case was diagnosed having cervical with Nasopharyngeal carcinoma with chief complaints infection in nose,
having inflammation of nose, blood in your saliva, hearing loss, sore throat, Headache.
Nursing prospection:- Fluid Replacement i.e. DNS, and RL monitoring of vital signs per hourly.
Conclusion:- He was response to all medication as well as doctor treatment and his recovery was good.
Keywords
Cavernous sinus, MRI, nasopharyngeal cancer, radiosurgery, and the base of the skull .