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The common complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include airway obstruction, dysphagia and disfigurement of the neck or face. | |||
==Complications== | |||
Complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include: | |||
* Airway [[obstruction]] | |||
* [[Difficulty swallowing]] | |||
* Disfigurement of the neck or face | * Disfigurement of the neck or face | ||
* Hardening of the skin of the neck | * Hardening of the skin of the neck | ||
* Loss of voice and speaking ability | * Loss of voice and speaking ability | ||
* Spread of the cancer to other body areas (metastasis) | * Spread of the cancer to other body areas ([[metastasis]]) | ||
A potential complication of [[radiotherapy]] is radiation necrosis of the temporal lobes, as well as [[cranial]] nerve dysfunction and [[atrophy]] and fibrosis of the muscles of mastication and salivary glands.<ref>3. Head and Neck Cancer Imaging. Robert Hermans (Editor), Albert L. Baert (Foreward) Springer; 2006 (find it at amazon.com)</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Prognosis
The five-year survival rate of nonkeratinizing and undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinomas, with appropriate treatment, is about 65% overall. Cure is highly possible, even when disease has spread to the regional lymph nodes. The prognosis of keratinizing NPC is significantly worse, due to its greater resistance to radiation.[1]
Prognosis is influenced both by stage and tumour type.
- type I: keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma - 42% 5-year survival
- type II: non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma - 65% 5-year survival
- type III: undifferentiated carcinoma - 14% 5-year survival[2]
Complications
Overview
The common complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include airway obstruction, dysphagia and disfigurement of the neck or face.
Complications
Complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:
- Airway obstruction
- Difficulty swallowing
- Disfigurement of the neck or face
- Hardening of the skin of the neck
- Loss of voice and speaking ability
- Spread of the cancer to other body areas (metastasis)
A potential complication of radiotherapy is radiation necrosis of the temporal lobes, as well as cranial nerve dysfunction and atrophy and fibrosis of the muscles of mastication and salivary glands.[3]
References
- ↑ Richard Cote, Saul Suster, Lawrence Weiss, Noel Weidner (Editor). Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set). London: W B Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-7253-1.
- ↑ http://radiopaedia.org/articles/nasopharyngeal-carcinoma
- ↑ 3. Head and Neck Cancer Imaging. Robert Hermans (Editor), Albert L. Baert (Foreward) Springer; 2006 (find it at amazon.com)