Recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the mastoid region: Therapeutic approach of a rare clinical entity

Abstract

Mastoid region recurrence is a rare entity for nasopharyngeal cancer. This paper presents a patient with an isolated mastoid recurrence following definitive treatment and discusses the therapeutic approach which may help in the treatment of such cases.

Keywords

• Chemotherapy,Mastoid region recurrence,Nasopharyngeal carcinoma,Radiotherapy

Nazofarenks kanserinin mastoid bölge rekürrensi: Nadir bir klinik tablonun tedavisi

Abstract

Nazofarenks kanserinde mastoid rekürrens takipte nadir izlenen bir durumdur. Bu makale definitif tedavi sonrası izlenen izole mastoid nüksünü sunmakta ve tedavisini tartışmaktadır. 

Keywords

• Kemoterapi,Mastoid bölge nüksü,Nazofarenks kanseri,Radyoterapi

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