Treatment of residual and recurrent cervical metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Eleven patients with cervical metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma were studied. Even after adequate radiotherapy treatment, viable tumour cells were detected in all patients. Nine patients underwent radical neck dissection and the histological study of the specimens confirmed the operative findings. The extent of the disease was far greater than the clinical assessment suggesting that simple lymphadenectomy is an inadequate form of treatment.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D037981:Neck Dissection; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy