[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma].
The authors report the case of a 62-year-old woman who underwent a course of radiotherapy for an undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. One year later the patient developed liver metastasis and underwent liver resection. The authors review the various aspect of this tumour, which is particularly frequent in the countries of South-East Asia but is exceptional in Europe and North America, focusing on the possibility of the operative management of the liver metastasis.
UCO di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Trieste.
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Spivach
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Bianchi
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Bigarini
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Bonini
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome