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Cancer symptoms jaw

simptomy rakaAny illness, whether a common sore throat, obsessive urticaria, or cancer has its own prerequisites. Disease, starting slowly my insidious action inside the body, provokes some reaction of the latter.

However, very often it happens that the disease a long time makes itself felt, slowly equipping their new place of residence. When the body realizes that it occurs with some changes and alerts the person with symptoms, sometimes it is too late to fix anything and change.

It also happens that our body is trying to inform us of imminent danger, but we are in virtue of their eternal employment is not find time to pay attention to themselves and their ailments. Ignoring the symptoms, we do not understand, as are hostages of a terrible disease.

What is the disease?

osteosarkomaJaw cancer is growth of malignant tumors directly on the bones of the jaw. He, like other malignant tumors can be primary, if emitted directly into the jaw bone, and secondary, if the jaw spread by metastases from other tumors located in the head or neck.

To the primary jaw cancer include:

  • osteosarcoma;
  • giant cell malignant tumor;
  • Ewing's sarcoma.

The tumor is very much causes the patient discomfort, it limits the mobility of the jaw, interferes with normal functioning. Cancer of the jaw to detect in the early stages is difficult only when the tumor is of considerable size it is seen in the oral cavity and face. Timely identification of the disease gives the patient a rather optimistic forecasts. Cancers of the jaw are smaller than education in other parts of the body, and also rarely metastasize.

The upper jaw

Cancer of the upper jaw happens in two percent of all cases of malignant tumors. Very often the initial stage the disease is asymptomatic.

golovnye boliAt the suggestion Angrena jaw is divided into anteroinferior and caudineural zone. Symptoms of malignant tumors in different departments also vary a lot from each other. Thus, the symptomatology is directly related to the localization of the malignant tumor and direction of its growth. The first symptoms may be:

  • headaches;
  • spontaneous painful sensations;
  • purulent discharge from the nasal sinuses;
  • numbness of some skin areas on the face.

The doctor, based on the stories of patients and their complaints, often put about the diagnoses that have exacerbated the process, as used ineffectual treatment.

Then these signs of cancer of the upper jaw, if the tumor is localized anteroinferior Department:

  • swelling in the cheeks;
  • numbness intact teeth and pain in them;
  • the precariousness of the teeth;
  • deformation of the shape of the face;
  • increases alveolar process.

Tumors arising in caudineural Department grow toward the bottom wall of the socket, which leads to eye strain. Of the symptoms are the following:

  • watery eyes;
  • pain neuralgic character, which give the whiskey.

The lower jaw

Tumors in the mandible are much less than at the top. Symptoms of malignant tumor is directly dependent on the localization of cancer of the mandible. Extremely rare cases of malignant tumors formed in the jaw bone. The most common tumor is of secondary origin. It grows from the gums and spreads to the alveolar bone.

lips">the Symptoms of the patient observed in the primary tumor following:

  • pain in intact teeth;
  • partial numbness of the lower lip;
  • the precariousness of the teeth and gradual loss.

In secondary:

  • in the alveolar part of the occurs ulcer;
  • putrid smell;
  • on palpation there is an acute pain;
  • bleeding from the sores;
  • developing the jaw;
  • developing cachexia.

Speaking of sarcoma of the lower jaw, it grows faster than a cancerous tumor.

Important! If time does not pay attention to warning signs of the developing disease, then you can simply say goodbye to the most precious gift – life. Therefore very important to seek the assistance of professionals who are at the first stage of treatment will offer remote therapy gamma rays. After some time performed the resection. This disease can be cured!