Cancer of almonds
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Description:
Cancer of almonds is a malignant tumor which is usually formed at aged people after 50 years. Are most subject to this type of cancer of the man. Among tumors of upper respiratory tracts cancer of almonds takes the second place on prevalence after throat cancer. Cancer of almonds arises in an oral part of a throat and expands without clear boundary, can look as an ulcer or in the form of infiltrate. Concerning cancer of almonds also use the term "cancer of tonsils" as tonsils are palatine tonsils. That is "cancer of tonsils" is and there is cancer of almonds and they are inseparable from each other. Cancer of almonds meets not often, usually develops quickly and metastasizes. Cancer of almonds is a planocellular type of cancer, it can be found easily at survey oral cavities. Usually the tumor arises on one of almonds, both almonds are surprised seldom.
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Reasons of cancer of almonds:
One of the most probable causes of developing of cancer of almonds is smoking and alcohol intake. At combination of these two factors the risk of developing of cancer of almonds increases. As it was already told earlier, aged people after 50-60 and men are also included into risk group. Also the virus of papilloma of the person can be one more origin of cancer of almonds (developing of cancer it is caused by the fact that the virus gets to the oral area at oral sex). Developing of cancer of almonds increased recently as the virus of papilloma of the person extends quicker, than earlier.
Symptoms of cancer of almonds:
Treat symptoms of cancer of almonds a pharyngalgia, and also sometimes pain passes into the area of an ear. One more symptom is emergence of a metastatic tumor on a neck. Also among symptoms there is a difficulty when swallowing, blood in saliva. The disease is characterized by loss of weight, weakness. Cancer of almonds has property to metastasize in cervical lymph nodes.
Diagnosis:
Cancer of almonds is diagnosed by means of primary inspection, biochemical analyses of blood and analyses on onkomarker, and also by biopsies. Also carry out a laringoskopiya, a bronkhoskopiya and an ezofagoskopiya. It is necessary to begin diagnosis in the presence of the first complaints of the patient, at the same time routine inspections are performed. Establishment of the diagnosis at an early stage improves the further forecast.
Cancer therapy of almonds:
Cancer therapy of almonds depends on a disease stage, on area of defeat, on germination in adjacent fabrics and innidiations. Surgical treatment, chemotherapy, and also radiotheraphy is applied.
The forecast of a disease of that is better, than earlier it is revealed. Therefore, inspection by specialists at initial complaints, and also routine inspections, promote establishment of the diagnosis at early stages of a disease, and, therefore, and improve the subsequent forecast.
