Chemo-radiation in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, disease free after 6 years--a case report.
This is a case report of a patient with advanced nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, (T4 N2 MO) who had chemo-radiation with Cisplatin based chemotherapy and total midplane dose of 60 Gray external beam radiation. Six years after treatment patient has remained disease free and the primary site histologically confirmed disease free with no clinical evidence of regional or distance metastases
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Department of Radiotherapy, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adenipekun
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Nwaorgu
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013997:Time Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin