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Malignant nasopharyngeal tumors in children
Author(s) -
Fearon Blair,
Forte Vito,
Brama Israel
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199005000-00005
Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , disease , treatment modality , pediatrics , signs and symptoms , surgery , sarcoma , pathology
From 1964 to 1984, 25 children with malignant tumors of the nasopharynx were seen, and their progress was followed at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Two types of malignancies: rhabdomyosarcoma and lympho‐epithelioma were most prevalent with eight cases apiece. The presenting signs and symptoms were related to local and/or regional manifestations of disease. No child presented with signs or symptoms related to distant metastatic disease. The diagnosis and treatment of this series of patients are described briefly. The advent of combined treatment modalities in the past decade has improved the prognosis for nasopharyngeal tumors, especially for the rhabdomyosarcomas; in general, however, survival rates are still poor, approximating 50%.