title: [Carcinomas of the nasopharynx in adults].
abstract: From 1959 through 1980, 139 MO adult patients (greater than 15 Y.) presenting with nasopharyngeal cancer were treated by definitive radiotherapy: 103 (74%) undifferentiated carcinomas and 36 (26%) squamous cell carcinomas. Chemotherapy was prescribed only in case of failure of treatment. Case distribution is the following according to UICC classification: stages I and II: 12%, stage III: 16%, stage IV: 72%. Survival rate is respectively 70%, 45%, 20%. The overall 3 and 5 year survival rate is 46% and 30%. Almost 80% of the failures occur by the end of the second year. Local control is 95% for T1-T2, 73% for T3 and around 50% for T4 cases. Isolated node failure occurs in 2% and distant metastases in 30%.
authors: Service de Chirurgie cervico-faciale et ORL, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Pontvert
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Bataini
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Brugere
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Jaulerry
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Brunin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Carcinomes du rhinopharynx de l'adulte.