Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

external

• Causes

  • Epstein Barr virus
  • Chinese
  • Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

• Effects

  • Nasal obstruction
  • Nasal discharge
  • Cranial nerve palsy
  • Trotter's triad
  • Cavernous sinus lesion

• Parents

  • Carcinoma
  • Ear nose and throat neoplasm

• Treatments

  • Radiotherapy
  • Cisplatin

• Description

  • "often presents at a late stage of disease. Distant metastases more often than in other head and neck cancers Mets present in 10% at presentation. . 5-year survival rate of 40%."