Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-44112
ABSTRACT
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common cancer among Thai males. When first seen, the disease is almost always locoregional. Evaluation of the tumor volume at the nasopharynx by computerized axial tomogram must be done prior to therapy. Treatment is done by radiation therapy to the nasopharynx and cervical lymph nodes, and is effective. Chemotherapy has high activity in this disease. However, more studies are needed to define its role. Side effects of treatment are radiation related, and confined to the area of previous radiation. They can be minimized if the patients strictly adhere to the physician's advice. Causes of treatment failure and death can be due to both locoregional failure and distant metastasis, notably to bone, liver and lungs.
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Assunto principal:
Humanos
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Masculino
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Carcinoma
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Quimioterapia Adjuvante
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Terapia Combinada
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Estadiamento de Neoplasias
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1992
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