title: Occipital lymph node metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a special case report and literature review.
abstract: Cervical lymph node metastasis is common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but occipital lymph node metastasis in NPC patients has not yet been reported. In this case report, we describe an NPC patient with occipital lymph node metastasis. The clinical presentation, diagnostic procedure, treatment, and outcome of this case were presented, with a review of the related literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. yangjing1@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. xiawx@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Wei-Xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. xiangyq@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Yan-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. lvxing@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. kelr@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Liang-Ru
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. yuyh@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China. xiangguo@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma; D006801:Humans; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult