Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant disease and is more common in males than in females with M:F ratio of 3:1. It has a bimodal peak at 16-20 and 46-50 years of age. Orbital involvement is seen in 3.2% and bilateral orbital invasion occurs in 0.7% of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Imagi...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant disease and is more common in males than in females with M:F ratio of 3:1. It has a bimodal peak at 16-20 and 46-50 years of age. Orbital involvement is seen in 3.2% and bilateral orbital invasion occurs in 0.7% of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Imaging has significant role in detecting the early nasopharyngeal carcinoma, tumor staging, involvement of lymph node, monitoring the patients after the therapy, to detect recurrence and radiation associated changes in the soft tissue and bone. We report a case of aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 22 years old male who presented with rapidly progressive diminution of vision. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd69ea0acbd64adf8255aa23dceb324f2022-12-22T01:55:30ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762013-12-0152130133https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i2.8297Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case reportKaleem Ahmad 0Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, DharanNasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant disease and is more common in males than in females with M:F ratio of 3:1. It has a bimodal peak at 16-20 and 46-50 years of age. Orbital involvement is seen in 3.2% and bilateral orbital invasion occurs in 0.7% of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Imaging has significant role in detecting the early nasopharyngeal carcinoma, tumor staging, involvement of lymph node, monitoring the patients after the therapy, to detect recurrence and radiation associated changes in the soft tissue and bone. We report a case of aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 22 years old male who presented with rapidly progressive diminution of vision.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/8297nasopharyngeal carcinomaorbital apexcavernous sinusct scan |
| spellingShingle | Kaleem Ahmad Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report Asian Journal of Medical Sciences nasopharyngeal carcinoma orbital apex cavernous sinus ct scan |
| title | Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report |
| title_full | Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report |
| title_short | Aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision: a case report |
| title_sort | aggressive nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as diminution of vision a case report |
| topic | nasopharyngeal carcinoma orbital apex cavernous sinus ct scan |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/8297 |
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