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Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx in Childhood

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Dr Shan R. Baker MD

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Departments of otorhinolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Dr Kenneth D. McClatchey MD,

Dr Kenneth D. McClatchey MD

Department of pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Dr Shan R. Baker MD,

Corresponding Author

Dr Shan R. Baker MD

n/[email protected]

Departments of otorhinolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Reprint requests to Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Michigan, 1405 E Ann St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Dr Baker)Search for more papers by this author

Dr Kenneth D. McClatchey MD,

Dr Kenneth D. McClatchey MD

Department of pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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First published: July‐August 1981

https://doi.org/10.1177/019459988108900409

Citations: 2

Presented as a Scientific Poster Presentation at the 1980 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Anaheim, Calif, Sept 28-Oct 2.

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Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx is an uncommon disease in childhood. Ten patients under the age of 18 years with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are reviewed. The average patient age was 13 years and the average duration of symptoms was 18 weeks. Cervical mass (8/10) and hearing loss (4/10) were the most frequently encountered complaints. Three- and five-year determinate survival was 50% and 44% respectively. Bilateral cervical metastases or cranial nerve impairment from neoplasm offered a poor prognosis.

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