Radiotherapy Results of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
- Author:
Jong Young LEE
1
;
John J K LOH
;
Chang Ok SUH
;
Youn Goo LEE
;
Won Pyo HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nasophargngeal carcinoma;
Radiotherapy;
Survival
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Humans;
Induction Chemotherapy;
Nasopharynx;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Radiation Oncology;
Radiotherapy*;
Retrospective Studies;
Survival Rate
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology
1988;6(1):13-22
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study is the retrospective evaluation of ninety-six patients with biopsy-proven carcinoma of nasopharynx treated with radiotherapy at Yonsei University, College of Medicine, radiation Oncology from January 1971 to December 1985. Patient's age ranged from 15 to 71 years with a median age of 49 years. Fifty-two point five percent of local control and 47.5% of actuarial 5 year survival were achieved with radical radiotherapy. Five year survival rate for Stage I & II, III and IV were 75.0%, 74.6% and 41.4%, respectively. Distant metastasis rate was related with N stage (N1 12.5%, N1 0%, N2 23.5%, N3 32.1%) and histologic type (lymphoepithelioma 41.7%, squamous cell carcinoma 6.5%) but not with T stage. Thirty-one of sixty-seven patient covered adequate radiation field received induction chemotherapy. However induction chemotherapy dose not appear to improve over all survival.
