| Literature DB >> 25032207 |
Francesco Perri1, Italo Dell'Oca1, Paolo Muto1, Concetta Schiavone1, Corrado Aversa1, Franco Fulciniti1, Raffaele Solla1, Giuseppina Della Vittoria Scarpati1, Carlo Buonerba1, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo1, Francesco Caponigro1.
Abstract
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare in western countries, accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies. Despite prognosis is satisfactory for newly diagnosed, non-metastatic disease, management of recurrent disease is challenging, with a survival expectancy of approximately 6 mo with the use of chemotherapy as the sole salvage treatment. We report a case of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery in the context of a multidisciplinary approach. A durable complete response was achieved.Entities:
Keywords: Cetuximab; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Re-irradiation; Surgery of metastases; Undifferentiated
Year: 2014 PMID: 25032207 PMCID: PMC4097159 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i7.297
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Clin Cases ISSN: 2307-8960 Impact factor: 1.337