NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER

Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
Treatment Principle
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Fever and chills
  • Maybe fever only
  • Achiness
  • Anhidrosis
  • Headache
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Edema
  • Thirst
  • Restlessness
  • Irritability
  • Fidgeting
  • Constipation
  • Sometimes dry achy eyes
  • T: Normal or red
  • C: Yellow or white
  • P: Floating and tight or rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Disperse Cold
  • Cool Heat
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a Cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Headache
  • Toothache
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Yellowish
  • P: Wiry and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Clear the Heat
  • Dispel the toxins
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Severe sore and swollen throat
  • High fever with convulsions in infants
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Carbuncles
  • Acute localized infection
  • Lymphangitis
  • Furuncles
  • Abscesses Boils
  • T: Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Clear Heat
  • Ventilate the Lungs
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Profuse nasal discharge
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a Cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Poor appetite
  • T: Normal
  • C: Stick and white
  • P:Deep and thready
Treatment Principle
  • Clear the Lungs
  • Transform Phlegm
  • Eliminate Dampness
  • Dissolve toxins
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Emaciation
  • A dark, dull complexion
  • Weariness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Distress
  • Insomnia
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • P: Thin and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Lung and Kidney Yin
  • Clear Heat
  • Detoxify
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Tumors usually found on the side of the neck
  • The lump enlarges and hardens gradually with no pain
  • Headache on the corresponding side as the tumor
  • Tinnitus
  • Mucous discharge with Blood
  • Depression
  • Anorexia
  • T: Stains from Stagnant Blood
  • C: Slightly thick and white
  • P: Tight
Treatment Principle
  • Dissipate Stagnant Blood
  • Dissolve the Phlegm
  • Detoxify
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Yang jaundice (sclera and skin bright yellow)
  • Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides
  • Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting sour and bitter fluids
  • Anorexia
  • Maybe alternating chills and fever
  • Concentrated, dark urine
  • Abdominal distention
  • Women:
    Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
    Pruritis vulvae
  • Men:
    Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy or sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Dampness
  • Purge Heat from Liver and Gall Bladder
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Masses of the neck
  • Migraines
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a Cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
  • Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Exophthalmos
  • Dysphagia
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness
  • Sudden tinnitus or deafness
  • Flushed face
  • Red, swollen, painful eyes
  • Irascibility with violent angry outbursts
  • Dry mouth
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Thirst
  • Vomiting sour or bitter liquid
  • Insomnia
  • Restlessness
  • Constipation or dry stools
  • Maybe rib pain
  • In severe cases (due to Liver Fire damaging the Luo Mai):
    Mania
    Bleeding of Excess Heat type:
    · Hemoptysis
    · Hematemesis
    · Epistaxis
  • T: Red tip and edges
  • C: Thick, yellow, dry and rough
  • P: Wiry, Excess and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Invigorate the Brain Qi
  • Clear away pathogenic Heat from the Gallbladder
  • Relieve Stagnation of Gallbladder Qi
  • Clear Lung Heat
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a Cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Blindness
  • Thirst
  • Dryness of the tongue
  • Dry feces
  • T: Red
  • C: Peeled or Thin and yellowish
  • P: Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Yin
  • Clear Heat
  • Dissolve toxins
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Cough with sticky, yellow, difficult to expectorate sputum
  • Rapid breathing with a harsh voice
  • Restless fever
  • Sore throat
  • Constipation
  • Dry stools
  • Mania
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dyspnea
  • Nausea
  • Chest and/or epigastric fullness
  • Pain in the ribs
  • T: Scarlet
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth
  • P: Rapid and smooth or Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Resolve Phlegm
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Purulent nasal discharge
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response
  • Headache
  • Aching of the body
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • T: Slightly purple with or without echymotic patches
  • C: Yellowish
  • P: Wiry and thready or Slippery and thready
Treatment Principle
  • Clear the Heat
  • Dispel the toxins
  • Activate the Blood
  • Dissolve Stasis
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Pronounced cancerous swelling
  • Headache
  • Tinnitus
  • Dry throat
  • Stuffy nose
  • Numbness of the face
  • Double vision
  • Deviation of the mouth and eyes
  • T: Red or Pink
  • C: Thin and yellowish
  • P: Wiry and slippery
Treatment Principle
  • Drain Liver Heat
  • Pacify Liver Yang
  • Attack and relieve Fire toxins
  • Dissipate nodules
  • Reduce abscesses
  • Treat tumors
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Metatastic tumors of the cervical lymph nodes with pronounced cancerous swelling
  • Emotional depression
  • Irascibility
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • Dry throat
  • Movable hard tumor in the neck
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Wiry and thready
Treatment Principle
  • Dredge Liver Qi
  • Release Stagnation
  • Stop pain
  • Relieve toxicity
  • Dissipate nodules
  • Clear Heat
  • Dissolve Phlegm
  • Reduce swelling
Herb Formulas
Points