title: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: recognizing it early in children with otitis media with effusion.
abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare disease in children. Children with NPC almost always have the undifferentiated variant of the disease, which is associated with advanced locoregional and distant metastasis. We report two cases to illustrate that high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose NPC in children especially those with atypical presentation of otitis media with effusion (OME).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah, 84000 Muar, Johor, Malaysia. noorizan_yahya@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noorizan
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brito-Mutunayagam
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications*