Elimination liver metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma might improve overall survival: | Zendy

Ruo-Han Tseng | Zendy; Hsu-Ching Wu | Zendy; Cheng-Hui Chung | Zendy; Guan-Min Lai | Zendy; JenTsun Lin | Zendy

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Elimination liver metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma might improve overall survival:

Author(s) -

Ruo-Han Tseng,

Hsu-Ching Wu,

Cheng-Hui Chung,

Guan-Min Lai,

JenTsun Lin

Publication year - 2016

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

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