Radiation Oncology Journal

The Korean Society for Radiation Oncology (대한방사선종양학회)
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Radiotherapy Results of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

비인강암의 방사선 치료 성적

  • Lee Jong Young (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Loh John J.K. (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh Chang Ok (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee Youn Goo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong Won Pyo (Department of Otolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 이종영 (연세대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과) ;
  • 노준규 (연세대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과) ;
  • 서창옥 (연세대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과) ;
  • 이연구 (연세대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과) ;
  • 홍원표 (연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과)
  • Published : 1988.06.01
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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 does not appear to improve over all survival.

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