What Precautions Will I Need to Take After Sinus Surgery?

The malignant tumor of the sinuses is called sinus cancer. Sinus cancer occurs most frequently in the cavity below the orbit (deep part of the eye), that is, cancer in the maxillary sinus (maxillary sinus cancer). This type of cancer mostly occurs in people between 50 and 60 years of age. The ratio of male to female is 2: 1, showing that males have a higher incidence.

Sinus cancer

Sinus cancer disease symptoms

Because the maxillary sinus is surrounded by bones, even if cancer occurs, it is not easy to see from the surface. Most of the early stages of the disease are asymptomatic.

Soon after the lesion, the tumor gradually enlarges and the bone is destroyed. Depending on the direction of its expansion, it can show unique symptoms.

When the tumor progresses inward, that is, toward the nasal cavity, it often causes nasal congestion, nasal discharge due to blood pus, and tears caused by lacrimal duct obstruction.

Cheek swelling can occur as the tumor progresses forward and laterally. As you progress downward, toothache and gum edema appear.

In addition, when the tumor progresses upward, the eyeball may be slightly protruded because the eyeball is pushed, and the white eyeball under the eyeball becomes particularly prominent. As you progress backward, your nerves are compressed, causing frequent toothaches and headaches, and you ca nt even open your mouth wide.

You can go to the ENT or head and neck department (available in cancer specialist hospitals).

Epidemic characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a highly malignant head and neck tumor. Its incidence varies widely by region, race, and age. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mainly found in Southeast Asia, especially in southern China (such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, etc.). The incidence of yellow people is high, and white and black people are rare. In Guangdong Province of China, the incidence of people who speak Guangzhou dialect is significantly higher than that of people mainly from southern Fujian and Hakka dialects. The incidence rate rises rapidly at the age of 30, reaching its peak at the age of 50-59. The majority of males, with a male to female ratio of 2: 5 to 4: 1.

Causes of sinus cancer

Chronic sinusitis (pustulation) can be one of the causes. Japan had a higher incidence of chronic sinusitis. The incidence of maxillary sinus cancer is also high. However, due to the recent reduction of purulent sinusitis, sinus cancer also tends to decrease. Although rare, papilloma virus and chromium (metal) that cause papilloma are also the cause.

Examination and diagnosis of sinus cancer

First touch the inside of the nose and mouth while looking at it, then take a radiograph. Recently, CT and MRI tests have significantly increased the accuracy of diagnosis. (X-ray picture)

However, for the final diagnosis, tissues need to be taken and biopsied with a microscope.

If the tumor can be seen from the nose and mouth, take tissue from there. If it is invisible, open the maxillary sinus and remove the tissue according to the method of sinusitis surgery.

Sinus cancer prevention and treatment

In the past, all maxillas on the affected side were removed by surgery, and sometimes the eyeballs were removed.

However, recently, the maxillary can be preserved by a combination of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and tumor reduction surgery.

Depending on the situation of each hospital, the treatment methods are somewhat different. In general, 4 to 5 times a week combined with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. During this period, once the necrotic tissue in the maxillary sinus is identified, it can be removed by suction. If the tumor disappears completely, no treatment is necessary. If the tumor has a little residual, partial resection can be done.

However, if the tumor can be clearly seen with the naked eye or CT, it is necessary to expand the reconstruction surgery. Reconstruction methods vary according to the size of the surgery. When even the eyeballs are removed, it is not enough to cover the defect. Reconstructions such as bone grafts and prosthetic eyes are necessary. In addition, when the tumor progresses to the skull base, not only can it be operated by extracranial surgery in the past, but recently, with the assistance of brain surgery and plastic surgery, a block resection can be performed from the skull (cranium base surgery).

Prognostic measures for sinus cancer

Sinus cancer was one of the worst prognosis. With the development of treatment technology, it is estimated that 50% to 80% of patients can be cured.

Medicinal diet therapy for sinus cancer

There are benign and malignant tumors. Malignant tumors are also called cancers. The following dietetic drugs and medicated diets have certain anti-cancer effects, and you can choose to take them according to the specific conditions of the patient. ^[1]

1) Boiled straw mushroom Hericium edodes 60g, fresh Hericium edodes 60g, sliced; fry the food hot, add a little salt, add both, stir-fry and add water to cook. This prescription is mainly used for digestive tract tumors.

2) 60 grams of Hericium erinaceus soup, 60 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, 60 grams of vine pear root, and decoction. For gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, cardia cancer and liver cancer.

3) 30 grams of water chestnut, 30 grams of water chestnut, 30 grams of water chestnut, add water decoction, take 2 times a day, take it for a long time. Can be used for gastric cancer, cervical cancer, etc.

4) Coix kernel porridge, raw coix kernels 20 grams, glutinous rice or japonica rice 30 grams, half a spoon of sugar. Pour the lotus root and rice together into a small steel fine pot, add about 1000 ml of cold water, cook on medium heat for about half an hour, and remove from heat. Once a day for breakfast or snacks. Consuming this porridge often is ideal for preventing gastric ulcer cancer; for those who have had gastrointestinal cancer and undergoing surgical resection, eating it can also reduce the chance of recurrence.

5) Baked Bamboo Leaf Tea 15 grams of dried Baked Bamboo Leaf, brew a large cup of boiling water, cover, and drink after 5 minutes. Polygonum odoratum leaves contain polysaccharides, so it has a wide range of anti-cancer and detoxification effects.

6) Purple grass mung bean soup 15 grams of purple grass, 30 grams of green beans, 1 spoon of sugar. First fry the purple grass, fry the mung beans with red grass juice, boil for about 3 minutes after the low heat, leave the fire when the mung beans are not blooming, filter out the soup, leave the mung beans, and leave a little juice. Then pour the second juice of purple grass into the mung bean pot and burn the mung bean. If the water is insufficient, add more water. When about 500 ml of juice is left, leave the fire.

7) Turtle Jieyu Decoction 1 turtle, 9 grams of Bupleurum, 9 grams of peach kernel, 15 grams of Atractylodes, 30 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, clean the turtle, decoction with other medicines, decoction, and eat the turtle Drink soup. One dose every 2-3 days. This prescription can be used as an adjunct diet for nasopharyngeal cancer.

8) Yuquan Tian Qifang yellow croaker, 3 grams of end of Sanqi, and rice wine in the right amount. Huanghua croaker is fried with fragrant and crispy, crushed to the end, 5 grams each time. 1 dose per day, even 15-20 doses for 1 course of treatment. This prescription can be used in patients with esophageal cancer with blood stasis.