Nasal cavity cancer develops inside the nose, and one of its clearest signals is that symptoms usually affect one side only. Colds and allergies typically affect both sides, which is why one-sided symptoms deserve a closer look.
Signs Worth Getting Checked
Should You Be Worried?
Colds and allergies usually affect both nostrils and improve within one to two weeks. One-sided blockage or bleeding that's lasted three to four weeks, especially without the usual cold symptoms, is worth an endoscopic examination.
What Raises Your Risk
Long-term occupational exposure to wood or leather dust, tobacco use, and in some cases HPV infection are the main contributing factors.
How It's Diagnosed
Nasal endoscopy to directly view inside the nasal cavity.
Imaging (CT or MRI) to assess extent, including any spread toward the sinuses or skull base.
Biopsy of any suspicious area to confirm the diagnosis.
How It's Treated
- Surgical removal, using endoscopic techniques for suitable cases or an open approach for more extensive tumours.
- Coordination with skull base specialists if the tumour extends beyond the nasal cavity.
- Reconstruction planned where needed.
- Radiation added for more advanced cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because it starts as a localised growth in one part of the nasal cavity, unlike infections or allergies, which typically irritate both sides at once.
Yes, which is why symptoms that don't respond to standard sinus or allergy treatment are worth a specialist evaluation.
Not always, but a nosebleed that's recurrent, one-sided or paired with blockage lasting several weeks warrants a proper examination.
This is factored into surgical planning, and reconstruction is used where needed to protect both function and appearance.
No, you can book directly, and bring any existing reports or scans to your appointment.
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