title: Long-term outcomes of nasopharyngectomy using partial maxillectomy approach.
abstract: To determine the long-term outcomes of a prospective cohort of 20 patients who had nasopharyngectomy using an open partial-maxillectomy approach.
  
  
  
  A prospective cohort study of the surgical outcomes of patients with recurrent T1 (rT1) and rT2 nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence.
  
  
  
  There were 14 male and six female patients. The mean age was 49 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 60.4 months. All of the surgical margins were free of malignancy. Ten patients (50%) developed recurrences. The 5-year local control rate, disease-free, disease-specific, and overall survivals were 70%, 48.9%, 70.2%, and 66.7%, respectively. There were no major intraoperative complications. The most common morbidity was pain. The median length of hospitalization was 4 days.
  
  
  
  Early local recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be treated surgically using a partial maxillectomy approach. The long-term outcomes are similar to nasopharyngectomy performed using the more common approaches.
  
  
  
  4. Laryngoscope, 126:1103-1107, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore.
authors.forename: Li Shia
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chwee Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department Otolaryngology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kwok Seng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Loh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Carcinoma; maxilla; nasopharynx; outcomes; recurrent; surgery; survival