Open AccessElimination liver metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma might improve overall survival:
Author(s) -
Rong-Jeng Tseng,
Hsu-Ching Wu,
Cheng-Hui Chung,
Guan-Min Lai,
Jen-Tsun Lin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0425
pISSN - 2311-3006
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcrpr.2016.10.001
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , metastasis , chemotherapy , oncology , colorectal cancer , radiation therapy , liver cancer , carcinoma , cancer , gastroenterology , surgery , resection
NPC with liver metastasis had poor prognosis even treated with intensive chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy but without hepatectomy. From the experience of colorectal cancer that combined hepatectomy and chemotherapy significantly prolongs survival, it is reasonable to explore whether combined hepatectomy and chemotherapy is beneficial in NPC patients with liver metastasis. In this case report, we showed 2 cases had rather long survival time after combined therapy in patients with NPC with liver metastasis