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Revision as of 14:19, 15 March 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]

Radiotherapy:

Stage I and II:

The mainstay of treatment for early stages of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiotherapy.
Place of radiation:
- both sides of neck
- retropharyngeal nodes
Dose:
- Primary tumor and affected lymph nodes: 66–70 Gy
- Uninvolved neck: 50 Gy

The mainstay of treatment for TT is medical therapy.

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 ==Overview==
-There are no recommended therapeutic interventions for the management of [disease name].
+'''<big>Radiotherapy:</big>'''
-OR
+'''Stage I and II:'''
+* The mainstay of treatment for early stages of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiotherapy.
-[Name of intervention] is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. [Name of intervention] is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
+* Place of radiation:
+** both sides of neck
-OR
+** retropharyngeal nodes
+* Dose:
-The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy/surgery. [Name of intervention] is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
+** Primary tumor and affected lymph nodes: 66–70 Gy
+** Uninvolved neck: 50 Gy
-OR
-The feasibility of [name of intervention] depends on the stage of [disease or malignancy] at the time of diagnosis.
-OR
-[Name of intervention] is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
 ==Indications==