[Nasopharyngeal submucous carcinoma with the first show of cervical lymphnode swell].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the nasopharyngeal submucous carcinoma with the first show of cervical lymph node swell.


METHODS
To collect the clinical data of 4 patients with such disease.


RESULTS
The 4 cases of nasopharyngeal submucous carcinoma were not diagnosed until 3-6 months after cervical lymphnode metastasis. All patients received radiotherapy, three died within 1 year and another survived.


CONCLUSIONS
If some patients have cervical lymph node swell, pay attention to the metastasis of nasopharyngeal submucous carcinoma firstly. Even the examinations such as cytologic test, VCA-IgA, CT, MRI were negative, or even tuberculomas had been diagnosed, nasopharyngeal submucous carcinoma still can not be excluded.
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Department of ENT, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck