Open AccessRECURRENT NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA: PROBLEM AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Rusina Hayati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-9027
pISSN - 2656-9035
DOI - 10.32734/ijnpc.v2i02.3901
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , dysphagia , radiation therapy , cranial nerve palsy , surgery , palsy , biopsy , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
:Treatment results for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) have been improved, but there were still some patients who developed localized persistent or local recurrent. Local recurrence still represents a major cause of mortality and morbidity also management still challenging issues.Case Report:A 27-year-old woman presented with bilateral conductive hearing loss, dysphagia, rhinorrhoea, epistaxis, and cranial nerve palsy after chemo radiation for NPC. The results of nasopharyngoscopy, CT scan, and PET scan were not found a mass in the nasopharynx. The result of nasopharyngeal biopsy result was undifferentiated carcinoma. Patient diagnosed with recurrent NPC and planned for re-radiotherapy.Conclusion:After complete treatment for NPC we must immediately ensure recurrence and choose the next appropriate treatment.