Carcinoma of the nasopharynx in childhood.

Authors :: Baker SR
McClatchey KD
Source :: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg] 1981 Jul-Aug; Vol. 89 (4), pp. 555-9.
Publication Year :: 1981
Abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx is an uncommon disease in childhood. Ten patients under the age of 18 years with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are reviewed. The average patient age was 13 years and the average duration of symptoms was 18 weeks. Cervical mass (8/10) and hearing loss (4/10) were the most frequently encountered complaints. Three- and five-year determinate survival was 50% and 44% respectively. Bilateral cervical metastases or cranial nerve impairment from neoplasm offered a poor prognosis.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell mortality
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell radiotherapy
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms mortality
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms pathology
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms radiotherapy

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0194-5998
Volume :: 89
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 6793964
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1177/019459988108900409