Chemo-radiation in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, disease free after 6 years-a case report

Abstract

This is a case report of a patient with advanced nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, (T4 N2 MO) who had chemo-radiation with Cisplatin based chemotherapy and total midplane dose of 60 Gray external beam radiation. Six years after treatment patient has remained disease free and the primary site histologically confirmed disease free with no clinical evidence of regional or distance metastases

Keywords: advance nasopharyngeal carcinoma, chemo-radiation, disease- free

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice Vol. 9(1) 2006: 87-88