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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
The mainstay of therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is external beam [[radiotherapy]] | |||
*Standard treatments for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:<ref>http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/nasopharyngeal-treatment-pdq#section/_50</ref> | *Standard treatments for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:<ref>http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/nasopharyngeal-treatment-pdq#section/_50</ref> | ||
**[[ | **External beam[[radiation therapy]] alone | ||
**Concurrent chemoradiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy | **Concurrent chemoradiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy | ||
**Chemotherapy alone for [[metastatic]] disease | **Chemotherapy alone for [[metastatic]] disease | ||
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**Dose escalation with new radiation therapy techniques such as stereotactic radiation therapy boost | **Dose escalation with new radiation therapy techniques such as stereotactic radiation therapy boost | ||
**[[Brachytherapy]] | **[[Brachytherapy]] | ||
Undifferentiated subtype of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is highly radiosensitive.<ref name="Weidner's">{{cite book |author=Richard Cote, Saul Suster, Lawrence Weiss, Noel Weidner (Editor) |title=Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set) |publisher=W B Saunders |location=London |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7216-7253-1 |oclc= |doi=}</ref> | *Undifferentiated subtype of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is highly radiosensitive.<ref name="Weidner's">{{cite book |author=Richard Cote, Saul Suster, Lawrence Weiss, Noel Weidner (Editor) |title=Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set) |publisher=W B Saunders |location=London |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7216-7253-1 |oclc= |doi=}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
The mainstay of therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is external beam radiotherapy, supplemented in some cases with chemotherapy.
Medical Therapy
The mainstay of therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is external beam radiotherapy
- Standard treatments for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:[1]
- External beamradiation therapy alone
- Concurrent chemoradiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy alone for metastatic disease
- Treatments under clinical evaluation for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer include the following:[2]
- Dose escalation with new radiation therapy techniques such as stereotactic radiation therapy boost
- Brachytherapy
- Undifferentiated subtype of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is highly radiosensitive.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/nasopharyngeal-treatment-pdq#section/_50
- ↑ Tate DJ, Adler JR, Chang SD, Marquez S, Eulau SM, Fee WE; et al. (1999). "Stereotactic radiosurgical boost following radiotherapy in primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: impact on local control". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 45 (4): 915–21. PMID 10571198.
- ↑ {{cite book |author=Richard Cote, Saul Suster, Lawrence Weiss, Noel Weidner (Editor) |title=Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set) |publisher=W B Saunders |location=London |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7216-7253-1 |oclc= |doi=}