Symptoms of nasal and paranasal sinus cancer

Common symptoms of nasal and paranasal sinus cancer

The most common symptoms of nasal and paranasal sinus cancer include:

• nose problems, such as blockages causing stuffiness in one side of your nose that does not go away or nosebleeds

• eye problems, such as complete or partial loss of sight or double vision

• other symptoms, such as a lump or growth anywhere on the face, nose or roof of the mouth that does not go away

Nose problems

Nasal and paranasal cancers may cause:

• blockages causing stuffiness in one side of your nose that does not go away

• nosebleeds

• decreased sense of smell

• mucus coming from the nose that can be bloody

• mucus draining into the back of your nose and throat

Most people diagnosed with cancer of the nose will have a blockage. Nosebleeds are also a common symptom.

Eye problems

People with nasal and paranasal sinus cancer may notice:

• bulging of one eye

• complete or partial loss of sight

• double vision

• pain above or below the eye

• a watery eye with tears running down the cheek

• swelling of the tissue that covers the white of the eye (conjunctiva)

Other symptoms

There are other symptoms you may have including:

• a lump or growth anywhere on the face, nose or roof of the mouth that does not go away

• pain or numbness and tingling in parts of your face, particularly the upper cheek, that doesn’t go away

• a headache

• loose teeth

• difficulty opening your mouth

• swollen (enlarged) lymph nodes in your neck

• pain or pressure in one of your ears