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This document discusses symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and risk factors for oralpharangeal cancers. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma symptoms include a neck mass, obstructed nasal passages, serous otitis media externa, and epistaxis or discharge. Six risk factors for oralpharangeal cancers are smoking, spicy food, syphilis, spirits (alcohol), sore teeth, and sepsis. Bezel nuts are also a risk factor.
![E.N.T mnemonics
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: classic symptoms
NOSE:
Neck mass
Obstructed nasal passage
Serous otitis media externa
Epistaxis or discharge
Ear drops: direction to pull ear when instilling ¡¤For an grown UP it is UP.
¡¤ For a chilD it is Down.
Oralpharangeal cancers: aetiology
6 S's:
Smoking-Spicy food
Syphilis
Spirits [booze]
Sore tooth
Sepsis
¡¤ Also bezel nuts](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/entmnemonics-120803034920-phpapp01/85/Ent-mnemonics-1-320.jpg)
Ent mnemonics
- 1. E.N.T mnemonics Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: classic symptoms NOSE: Neck mass Obstructed nasal passage Serous otitis media externa Epistaxis or discharge Ear drops: direction to pull ear when instilling ¡¤For an grown UP it is UP. ¡¤ For a chilD it is Down. Oralpharangeal cancers: aetiology 6 S's: Smoking-Spicy food Syphilis Spirits [booze] Sore tooth Sepsis ¡¤ Also bezel nuts