PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2015, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 573-576.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2015.06.021

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Research advances on nasopharyngeal carcinoma invaded with paranasal sinus

LI Shuzhen, YANG Yunli   

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology,The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University,Nanning 530021,China.
  • Received:2015-07-02 Online:2015-12-28 Published:2015-12-28

Abstract: Locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)invaded with paranasal sinus as death is associated with disease and independent prognostic factors for local recurrence.Its symptoms are various and atypical,and often causes misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis.Local recurrence and distant metastasis are the main cause of treatment fails.Currently,there are few literature about NPC intruding paranasal sinus.Its occurrence rate,clinical manifestation,imageological change,intruding pathways,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis are summarized in this paper.

Key words: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Paranasal sinus, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis

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