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Umgxekelo we-tonsil uhlobo lomdlavuza oluthuthukela ezihlangwini ze-tonsils zakho, ezingama-lymph nodes ane-oval shape atholakala emuva komlomo wakho. Lesi simo siwela ngaphansi kwegatsha elikhulu lemithamo yekhanda nemuqolo, ikakhulukazi umdlavuza we-oropharyngeal.
Nakuba ukuzwa nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lomdlavuza kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi umgxekelo we-tonsil uhlale uphulukiswa kalula, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ekuqaleni. Abantu abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, enempilo ngemuva kokwelashwa. Ukuqonda izimpawu nokwazi ukuthi nini kufanele ufunesekelwe kungenza umehluko omkhulu ephuthweni lakho.
Izimpawu zokuqala zomgxekelo we-tonsil zingase zibe zinobukhulu futhi zingase zibe njengezinkinga ezivamile zomlomo owaqala ngaphambili. Kodwa-ke, umehluko oyinhloko ukuthi lezi zimpawu zithambekele ekuqhubekeni nasekubeni zimbi kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela:
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa okungenzeka zihlanganisa ukulahleka kwesisindo okungachazeki, ukukhokha okungapheli, noma ukuzwa sengathi kukhona okuthile olukhuni ohlangothini lwakho. Abanye abantu nabo baye bahlangabezana nokuphuma kwegazi emlonyeni noma ohlangothini, nakuba lokhu kungavamile ezinyathelweni zokuqala.
Okwenza umgxekelo we-tonsil ube nzima ikakhulukazi ukuthi eziningi zalezi zimpawu zingalingana nezinye izimo ezivamile njenge-strep throat noma i-tonsillitis. Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule ukuphikelela - uma lezi zimpawu zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili ngaphandle kokuthuthuka, kufanele ziqaphelwe yisisebenzi sezokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Umgxekelo we-tonsil uhlukaniswa ikakhulukazi ngohlobo lwamaselula lapho umdlavuza uqala khona. Uhlobo oluvamile yi-squamous cell carcinoma, olumelela cishe u-90% wabo bonke abantu abane-tonsil cancer.
I-squamous cell carcinoma ithuthukela emaseleni amakhulu, abukhali ahlanganisa ubuso be-tonsils zakho. Lolu hlobo lomdlavuza lungaba ngaphezulu kwabahlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili ezibalulekile ngokusekelwe kulokho okubangela. Umgxekelo we-tonsil we-HPV-positive uxhunywe ne-human papillomavirus futhi uthambekele ekusebenzeni kahle ekwelapheni. Umgxekelo we-HPV-negative uhlale uxhunywe nokusetshenziswa kwe-tobacco ne-alcohol.
Izinhlobo ezingavamile zihlanganisa i-lymphoma, ethuthukela emaseleni e-immune ngaphakathi kwe-tonsil tissue. Lokhu kuwumlinganiso omncane womgxekelo we-tonsil kodwa kudinga izindlela ezahlukene zokwelapha. Ngokungavamile, ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza njenge-sarcomas noma i-minor salivary gland cancers zingase zenzeke endaweni ye-tonsil.
Umgxekelo we-tonsil uthuthukela lapho amaseli avamile e-tonsil tissue enza ukushintsha kwi-DNA yawo okubangela ukukhula okungenakulawuleka. Nakuba singakwazi njalo ukubona ukuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka komunye umuntu hhayi komunye, abacwaningi baye baqaphela izici eziningana ezibalulekile ezandisa ingozi.
Imbangela ebaluleke kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva kube ukutheleleka ngezinhlobo ezithile ze-human papillomavirus (HPV), ikakhulukazi i-HPV-16. Lo viyasi oluthathwa ngocansi luye lwaba yimbangela ehamba phambili yomgxekelo we-tonsil, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala abasebasha. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi umgxekelo we-tonsil ohlobene ne-HPV uhlale unemiphumela emihle yokwelapha.
Izici zengozi ezivamile ezisalulekile zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuboshwa nakho ezimweni ezithile, i-immune system ebuthakathaka, kanye nomkhuba wezofuzo. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa umdlavuza ngokuqinisekile - abantu abaningi abanezici zengozi abazuthuthukisi leyo gciwane.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zomlomo ezihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili ngaphandle kokuthuthuka. Lesi sikhathi sibalulekile ngoba izifo eziningi ezivamile zomlomo nokukhathazeka kuqeda ngaphakathi nalesi sikhathi.
Hlela i-appointment ngokushesha uma uqaphela ubuhlungu obungapheli bomlomo obuhlanganiswe nobunzima bokuginya, ikakhulukazi uma futhi unebuhlungu be-ear noma i-lump ohlangothini lwakho. Lezi zici zezimpawu zidinga ukuhlolwa ngumuntu ochwepheshe ngisho noma zibonakala zingenazinkinga.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobunzima obukhulu bokuginya obukuvimbela ekudleni noma ekuphumeni, ubunzima bokuphuma, noma ukuphuma kwegazi emlonyeni noma ohlangothini lwakho. Nakuba lezi zimpawu zingavamile, zidinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo.
Unganqikazi ukubona udokotela wakho ngisho noma awuqiniseki ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibalulekile ngokwanele. Abanakekeli bezempilo bangathanda ukubona izimpawu eziphuma zingabi zinkulu kunokulahlekelwa ithuba lokutholakala ekuqaleni nokuphathwa.
Ukuqonda izici zengozi kungakusiza ukwenza izinqumo ezilwemi ngempilo yakho nokukwazi ukuthi nini kufanele uqaphele ngezimpawu. Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa umdlavuza, futhi abanye abantu abangenazo izici zengozi ezaziwayo basathuthukisa leyo gciwane.
Izici zengozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici ezingase zikhulise ingozi zihlanganisa ukudla okuncane kwezithelo nemifino, ukuboshwa nakho ngaphambili ekhanda nasemukelweni, nezinye izimo zezofuzo. Indawo yomhlaba ingase futhi ibe nomthelela, ngezilinganiso eziphezulu ezibonwa kwezinye izindawo ngenxa yezici zokuphila.
Kufanele kuqaphele ukuthi iphrofayili yengozi yomgxekelo we-tonsil iye yashintsha. Nakuba izici ezivamile njenge-tobacco ne-alcohol zisaluqobo, izimo ezihlobene ne-HPV zikhuphuka, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabantu abadala abasebasha, abangabhemi.
Uma umgxekelo we-tonsil utholakala ekuqaleni futhi uphathwa kahle, abantu abaningi baye bahlangabezana nemiphumela emihle ngemiphumela emincane yesikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, njenganoma yisiphi isimo sezokwelapha esinzima, kungase kube nezinhlanganisela ezivela kumdlavuza ngokwakhe noma ekwelapheni.
Izinhlanganisela ezivela emgxekelweni we-tonsil ongaphathwanga noma ophambili zingase zihlanganise:
Izinhlanganisela ezihlobene nokuphathwa zingase zihlanganise ukushintsha okwesikhashana noma okungapheli ekukhulumeni, ubunzima bokuginya, umlomo owomile, izinkinga zama-dental, nokuqina kohlangothi ngenxa yokucutshungulwa noma ukukhishwa. Abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nokuqeda amandla, ukushintsha kwesikhumba, noma izinselele zomzwelo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Izindaba ezikhuthazayo ukuthi eziningi zezici ezihlobene nokuphathwa ziyathuthuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi izinsizakalo zokuvuselela zingakusiza ukuba uzilungiselele noma yikuphi ukushintsha okungapheli. Iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlala lisebenza nawe ukuze liqede izinhlanganisela futhi lisekele ukubuyiselwa kwakho kulo lonke leli phuzu.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukususa ngokuphelele ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa umgxekelo we-tonsil, kunezinyathelo eziningana ezibalulekile ongazithatha ukuze unciphise amathuba akho. Eziningi zalezi zindlela futhi zizuzisa impilo yakho yonke ngezindlela eziningi.
Izindlela zokuvimbela ezisebenza kakhulu zihlanganisa ukuthola i-HPV vaccine uma ufanelekile. I-vaccine isebenza kakhulu uma inikezwa ngaphambi kokuboshwa nakho, ngokuvamile kunconywa kubantwana abancane, kodwa ingase ibe usizo kubantu abadala abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-45 kwezinye izimo.
Ukushintsha kokuphila okungasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yakho kuhlanganisa:
Uma ukhona ocansini, ukuba nezingxoxo ezivulekile nomlingani wakho ngempilo yocansi nokwenza ukuhlolwa njalo kwezifo ezithathwa ngocansi kungase futhi kube usizo. Khumbula ukuthi i-HPV ivamile kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi abayitholayo abazuthuthukisi umdlavuza.
Ukuthola umgxekelo we-tonsil ngokuvamile kuqala ngodokotela wakho othatha umlando wezokwelapha oningiliziwe futhi enze ukuhlolwa komzimba okuphelele komlomo wakho, umlomo, nohlangothi lwakho. Bazokuqaphela ngezimpawu zakho, isikhathi eside oziye wazithola, nanoma iyiphi ingozi onayo.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba, udokotela wakho uzobona ngaphakathi komlomo wakho nomlomo, mhlawumbe usebenzisa isibuko esincane noma i-scope eguquguqukayo ukuze uthole umbono omuhle we-tonsils yakho nezinye izindawo. Bazophinde bazwe ohlangothini lwakho noma yimaphi ama-lymph nodes amakhulu angase abonise ukuthi umdlavuza usakazeke.
Uma udokotela wakho ethola okuthile okukhathazayo, bazonikeza ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe:
I-biopsy yivivinyo eliqinisekisa ukuthi umdlavuza ukhona yini nohlobo lwawo. Le nqubo ngokuvamile ingenziwa ehhovisi lodokotela nge-anesthesia yendawo, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi idinga inqubo emfushane yokuphuma.
Ukwelashwa komgxekelo we-tonsil kuncike ezintweni eziningana ezifana nezingqophamlando yomdlavuza, indawo yawo, impilo yakho yonke, nezifiso zakho siqu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi umgxekelo we-tonsil uhlale uphendula kahle ekwelapheni, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ekuqaleni.
Izindlela eziyinhloko zokwelapha zihlanganisa ukuhlinzwa, i-radiation therapy, ne-chemotherapy, ngokuvamile zisetshenziswa ndawonye. Ukuhlinzwa kungase kuhlanganise ukususa i-tonsil ethintekile kanye mhlawumbe ama-lymph nodes aseduze. Ngomdlavuza wokuqala, lokhu kungase kube yikwelashwa kuphela okudingekayo.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha lungase luhlanganise:
Ngomdlavuza ophambili, indlela ehlanganisiwe ivame ukusebenza kakhulu. Isibonelo, ungase ube nokuhlinzwa okulandela i-radiation therapy, noma uthole i-chemotherapy ne-radiation ndawonye. Umgxekelo we-tonsil we-HPV-positive uhlale uphendula kahle ekwelapheni.
Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizohlala lisebenza nawe ukuze lenze uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele oluqondene nokusebenza kahle ngokucabangela ikhwalithi yempilo. Bazochaza yonke indlela ngokuphelele futhi bakusize ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyilindele ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ukuphatha izimpawu nezinhlanganisela ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kuyiyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwakho lokunakekelwa. Iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizonikeza isiqondiso esithile, kodwa kunezindlela eziningana ezingakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ngobuhlungu bomlomo nobunzima bokuginya, ukudla okulula, izinto ezinwetshiwe ezingama-room-temperature, nokuqeda ukudla okunoshukela noma okunomsoco kungasiza. Imithi yokuhlunguza eyalwe udokotela wakho kufanele ithathwe njengoba iyalwe ukuze uhlale phambili kokungakhululeki.
Izindlela zokuphatha ezisebenzayo zihlanganisa:
Unganqikazi ukufinyelela eqenjini lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo mayelana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu noma ukukhathazeka. Bavame ukunikeza imithi eyengeziwe noma izindlela zokusiza ekuphatheni izinkinga ezithile. Eziningi zezindawo zokwelapha futhi zine-nutritionists, abasebenzi bezenhlalo, nabanye ochwepheshe abangase banikeze ukwesekwa okwengeziwe.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kungakusiza ukwenza kakhulu isikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo nokuqinisekisa ukuthi konke ukukhathazeka kwakho kuqondwe. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, lapho zaqala khona, nokuthi zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Yenza uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo manje, kuhlanganise nemithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle komthetho, amavithamini, nama-supplements. Buye uqoqe ulwazi ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kuhlanganise nanoma yimiphi imithamo yangaphambili, ukuhlinzwa, noma izifo ezibalulekile.
Izinto ezibalulekile okumele uzilethe noma uzilungiselele:
Cabanga ukuletha umuntu nawe e-appointment ukuze uthole ukwesekwa komzwelo nokusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile. Ukuba nomunye umuntu lapho kungase kube usizo ikakhulukazi uma uthola izindaba ezinkulu noma ulwazi oluyinkimbinkimbi lokwelashwa.
Unganqikazi ukubuza imibuzo noma ucele incazelo mayelana nanoma yini ongayiqondi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ufuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi unelonke ulwazi olukuqakathekile ukuze wenze izinqumo ezilwemi ngokunakekelwa kwakho.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ngomgxekelo we-tonsil ukuthi ukutholakala ekuqaleni nokuphathwa kungase kube nemiphumela emihle kubantu abaningi. Nakuba ukuthola ukuxilongwa komdlavuza kungase kube okwesaba, umgxekelo we-tonsil uhlale uphulukiswa kalula, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ezinyathelweni zokuqala.
Qaphela izimpawu ezihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, ikakhulukazi ubuhlungu obungapheli bomlomo, ubunzima bokuginya, noma ama-lumps ohlangothini lwakho. Lezi zimpawu azisho ukuthi unemdlavuza, kodwa zidinga ukuhlolwa ngumuntu ochwepheshe.
Izindlela zokuvimbela njengokuqeda i-tobacco, ukunciphisa i-alcohol, ukwenza ucansi oluvikelekile, nokwenza i-HPV vaccine lapho kufanele khona kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Ukuhlanzeka komlomo okuhle nokukhathalela kwamazinyo njalo futhi kudlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni impilo yakho yonke yomlomo.
Uma utholakala une-tonsil cancer, khumbula ukuthi awuwedwa kulolu hambo. Izinqubo zanamuhla zisebenza kangcono futhi azinamahloni kunangaphambili, futhi izinsizakalo zokwesekwa eziphelele zitholakala ukukusiza ngesikhathi sokwelashwa nokubuyiselwa.
Cha, umgxekelo we-tonsil awuhlali ubangelwa yi-HPV, nakuba i-HPV iye yaba yimbangela ehamba phambili eminyakeni yamuva. Izimbangela ezivamile njenge-tobacco nokusetshenziswa kwe-alcohol kusase kuhlanganisa ingxenye ebalulekile yezimo. Umgxekelo we-tonsil we-HPV-positive uthambekele ekubeni nemiphumela emihle yokwelapha futhi uvamile kubantu abadala abasebasha, abangabhemi.
Abantu abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, evamile ngemuva kokwelashwa komgxekelo we-tonsil. Nakuba abanye bangase bahlangabezane nemiphumela ehlala njalo njengokushintsha ekukhulumeni noma ekuginyeni, izinsizakalo zokuvuselela zingakusiza ukuba uzilungiselele. Ukuqina kwemiphumela yesikhathi eside kuncike ezintweni ezifana nezingqophamlando yomdlavuza, uhlobo lokwelashwa olutholiwe, nokuphendula komuntu siqu kokwelapha.
Umgxekelo we-tonsil ungase uhluke ngokushesha kokukhula nokusakazeka. Umgxekelo we-HPV-positive uhlale ukhula kancane kunowabo we-HPV-negative. Abanye bangase bahlale bendawo izinyanga, ngenkathi abanye bangase basakazeke kuma-lymph nodes aseduze ngokushesha. Yingakho izimpawu ezihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili kufanele ziqaphelwe ngokushesha.
Izinga lokuphila komgxekelo we-tonsil ngokuvamile likhuthaza, ikakhulukazi ngomdlavuza wokuqala nomdlavuza we-HPV-positive. Izinga lokuphila kweminyaka emihlanu lingaba u-80-90% noma ngaphezulu ngomdlavuza wokuqala. Kodwa-ke, imiphumela yomuntu siqu incike ezintweni eziningi ezifana nezingqophamlando ekuxilongweni, impilo yonke, nokuphendula ekwelapheni. Udokotela wakho anganikeza ulwazi oluqondile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
I-tonsil eyodwa ebomvu ayisho ukuthi umdlavuza, njengoba lokhu kungenzeka ngezifo noma ezinye izimo ezingabi zinkulu. Kodwa-ke, uma ukubomvu kuhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, kuhambisana nezinye izimpawu njengobunzima obungapheli bomlomo noma ubunzima bokuginya, noma uma uqaphela noma yimaphi ama-lumps noma ama-patches angavamile, kufanele uhlolwe yisisebenzi sezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze uthole ukuzola kwengqondo.
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