Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgery

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in the nasopharyngeal mucosa. China's Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan and other places are frequent areas, with more men than women. The age of onset is mostly middle-aged, and there are also adolescents. The etiology is related to ethnic susceptibility (yellow people are more affected than white people), genetic factors, and EB virus infection. NPC has a high degree of malignancy, and cervical lymph node metastasis can occur early.

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