Treatment of choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is
Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinomaIrradiation is the treatment of choice (external radiotherapy)Radical neck dissection is required for persistent nodes when the primary has been controlled and in post-radiation cervical metastasisSystemic chemotherapy is used as palliation for distant metastases or radiation failureFor advanced stages (stage III & IV), the cure rate can be doubled when chemotherapy is combined with radiotherapyRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 279 - 286
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Surgery & radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
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