Pregnancy outcome following radiotherapy for naso-pharyngeal carcinoma.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma complicating pregnancy is uncommon, and its treatment with irradiation is problematical, as the irradiation risks in pregnancy have not been well defined. In this paper, we described a pregnant patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who received irradiation treatment during the pregnancy. The management and the risk of irradiation are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage