Aggressive Surgical Resection of Enormous Cervical Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
While nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) commonly presents lymphoid metastases, the enormous cervical metastasis causing dysphagia and limitation of neck motion is not a familiar symptom for most of NPC cases. We report a 23-year-old male with undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage Ⅲ (T3N2...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Stomatologica Croatica |
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| Online Access: | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/322566 |
| Summary: | While nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) commonly presents lymphoid metastases, the enormous cervical metastasis causing dysphagia and limitation of neck motion is not a familiar symptom for most of NPC cases. We report a 23-year-old male with undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage Ⅲ (T3N2M0), who had undergone aggressive surgical resection of bilateral huge cervical mass first followed by concurrent chemo-radiotherapy with cisplatin-based regimens. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful and follow-up, 2 years later, revealed no recurrence of primary lesion and neck metastases. We recommend that aggressive surgical resection may be considered when
NPC patients significantly suffer clinical symptoms from a huge cervical metastasis. |
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| ISSN: | 0001-7019 1846-0410 |