Occipital lymph node metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma:a special case report and literature review

Cervical lymph node metastasis is common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC),but occipital lymph node metastasis in NPC patients has not yet been reported.In this case report,we describe an NPC patient with occipital lymph node metastasis.The clinical presentation,diagnostic procedure,tre...

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Published inAi zheng Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 196 - 203
Main Authors Yang, Jing, Xia, Wei‐Xiong, Xiang, Yan‐Qun, Lv, Xing, Ke, Liang‐Ru, Yu, Ya‐Hui, Guo, Xiang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BioMed Central 04.01.2016
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
BMC
Subjects
Cancer
Carcinoma
carcinoma;Occipital
Case Report
Chemoradiotherapy
Diagnosis
Humans
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Lost to Follow-Up
lymph
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Metastasis
metastasis;Chemoradiotherapy;Intensity-modulated
Nasopharyngeal
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology
node;Lymphatic
Occipital Lobe - diagnostic imaging
Occipital Lobe - pathology
Occipital lymph node
radiation
Radiotherapy
therapy
Young Adult
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Lymphatic metastasis
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Occipital lymph node
Chemoradiotherapy
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Summary:Cervical lymph node metastasis is common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC),but occipital lymph node metastasis in NPC patients has not yet been reported.In this case report,we describe an NPC patient with occipital lymph node metastasis.The clinical presentation,diagnostic procedure,treatment,and outcome of this case were presented,with a review of the related literature.
Bibliography:Jing Yang;Wei-Xiong Xia;Yan-Qun Xiang;Xing Lv;Liang-Ru Ke;Ya-Hui Yu;Xiang Guo;Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma,State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine,Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
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Jing Yang and Wei‐Xiong Xia contributed equally to this work
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ISSN:1000-467X
2523-3548
1944-446X
1944-446X
2523-3548
DOI:10.1186/s40880-015-0074-y