Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Clinical Characteristics of Nasopharyngeal Cancer

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  • Shim Yoon-Sang (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Lee Won-Jong (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
  • 심윤상 (원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 이원종 (원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.06.01
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Abstract

We studied the clinical charcteristics of 265 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinomas diagnosed at Korea Cancer Center Hospital over a span of 8 years from Jan. 1987. Male were 187 and Female were 78 and male: female ratio was 2.4 : 1. The age distribution ranged from 2nd decade to 9th decade evenly and mean age was 46.1 years old. Histopathologically squamous cell carcinoma (WHO type 1, 2, 60.8%) were 161 cases and undifferentiated carcinoma (WHO type 3, 39.2%) were 104 cases. Main symptoms and signs were neck mass 199 cases (75.1%), ear symptoms 126(47.5%), nasal symptom 101 (38.1%). The distribution of anatomical subsites were posterior wall 75 (24.7%), lateral wall 175 (72.8%), Inferior wall 15 (2.5%). Tumor staging by AJCC classification, 1992, distributed with stage I 3 cases (1.1%), stage II 5 cases (1.9%), stage III 24 cases (9.1%), stage IV 233 cases (87.9%).

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