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A Case of Neck Soft Tissue Infection in Patient with Nasopharyngeal Cancer; Misdiagnosed as Local Progression during External Radiotherapy  

Lee So-Yeon (Departments of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Im So-Hi (Departments of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Choi Hyun-Cheul (Departments of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Kim Sung-Hwan (Departments of Radiation Oncology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Jun Jung-Soo (Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Back Joon-Hyun (Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Yoo Jin-Young (Departments of Clinical Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Noh He-Il (Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
Kim Hoon-Kyo (Departments of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Cathollic University of Medical College)
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology / v.18, no.2, 2002 , pp. 216-218 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 38-year-old man, who was diagnosed nasopharyngeal carcinoma (stage T4N2Mx) had rapidly growing lower neck mass (at level IV area) with local inflammation sign during concurrent chemoradiotherapy. After we performed Color Doppler sonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy of the neck mass, we differentiated neck soft tissue infection from tumor extension. Size of the mass decreased after antibiotics therapy. It was difficult to differentiate neck infection from tumor progression during treatment in naspharyngeal carcinoma.
Keywords
Nasopharyngeal neoplasm;
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